Why Trump Might Quit

[Nevilledog]

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/07/30/why-trump-might-quit-387681

The purpose of the nationally televised Oval Office address was to announce new peace initiatives in Vietnam, but Lyndon B. Johnson saved the most startling news until the end of his speech on March 31, 1968. With his country badly divided over a grinding war, he didn’t believe as president he “should devote an hour or a day of my time to any personal partisan causes.” He was dropping out of the presidential campaign.

Now there was a president who knew how to shake up the plot.

Among Donald Trump’s problems in his long, hot and mostly housebound summer is that he has lost his once unparalleled gift for changing the story. He still can stir outrage, but even among his supporters he no longer has much capacity to surprise. “Every hero,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson a century before the president was born, “becomes a bore at last.”

But here is a way Trump could demonstrate that an old master still knows how to tear up the script and leave the audience gasping. It is late but not too late to pull an LBJ.

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[Binkie The Clown]

1. If he quits, then Biden will run against Pence, and that could be bad. nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Pence has zero charisma and would be tainted by the stink of Trump.

I still would like our chances in that situation.

But I don't think Trump will just pull an LBJ.

[Aristus]

3. I don't agree. Pence won't get any votes that Trump doesn't have already.

And Pence doesn't have Trump unlikely charisma; in short, Pence doesn't have what it takes to create a ghoulish cult of personality of the kind Trump enjoys.

Joe Biden will run circles around him.

[magicarpet]

4. Only if trDumpie could make the Pardon Deal of the Century.

***** trDumpie gets to fully pardon all his family and friends,

***** Pence promises to fully pardon trDumpie,

***** trDumpie get to liquidate all his American assets and holdings absent any intervention by the civil or criminal courts,

***** all municipal, state, and federal courts give trDumpie a 30 day grace before commencing any civil or criminal litigation against him or any member of his family.

***** the US Government provide within 20 days from his resigning the office,... free and unimpeded passage with military escort, to anywhere on the planet.

[malaise]

5. THIS

“Every hero,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson a century before the president was born, “becomes a bore at last.”


And he is now a murderous bore on steroids with 154,442 deaths and 4,595,563 Cases

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

[Thomas Hurt]

6. I suppose we can hope but I don't think a malignant narcissist walks.

[G_j]

7. I doubt it

he really wants to avoid prison.

[lettucebe]

8. He can't resign -- indictments are waiting

He knows he's going to be indicted immediately after leaving office (or he should know). I simply don't believe he'll do it, but it would sure be nice. Though, who knows what his robot sidekick would do then.

My dream scenario is tRump is somehow incapacitated (don't care how), then Pence gets Covid-19 and is on a ventilator, and Nancy takes over, and we can all breathe a sign of relief until Jan 2021 when Biden takes over.

[Layzeebeaver]

9. Trump won't quit

The election will occur

He will loose (only if we all get off our tired butts and VOTE!)

He will then constantly raise doubt about the results

He will fight and scrap about it until the end of the year

Prior to the transfer of power in January he will resign with all kinds of bluster and belching and tweeting. (no one will gasp)

Pence will pardon him

Joe Biden will take over

And unless we have control of both houses of congress, Joe Biden will be dealt a losing hand since the repugs will thwart his every move.