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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump wants to lose the election I believe.
He and his family has been taking boat loads of money from the campaign the government and stashing it away for the day he loses. He knows he will be able to slither away with no prosecution or consequence for his crimes. His loyal subjects may take the fall for him and that's fine with him. He's tired of trying to actually work or fool everyone he does work. He's been the president now and can brag about it and continue to grift on that alone. There's nothing left in it for him.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Phoenix61
(17,000 posts)In It to Win It
(8,231 posts)I feel like he ran for the praise and thought it would be 24-hr praise, not realize that the presidency is a thankless job.
kacekwl
(7,016 posts)who need him to win so have to put on a show.
sarisataka
(18,570 posts)than his effort to lose in 2016. He really failed at that and got stuck with a job he didn't want.
Polybius
(15,373 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Theoretically
jimfields33
(15,763 posts)But the states of limitations are up during his second term.
wryter2000
(46,032 posts)New York state has plenty on him, and it's pretty clear they'll use it once he's out of office.
However, I would believe that he thinks he's going to lose and he and his family are taking every last penny while they can.
0rganism
(23,937 posts)maybe not so much how as where imho
sdfernando
(4,929 posts)once he is out of office trangeranus is useless to Putin. Or Putin may take him and then tangeranus falls out of a window "accidentally".
Aristus
(66,310 posts)Winning this year means keeping a job he hates, is terrible at, and keeps a spotlight on him at all times that's not always fulsomely complimentary.
But losing this year means going to jail forever, or into exile in Russia. Not sure which one I'd pick. Have to flip a coin on that one...
LuvNewcastle
(16,843 posts)Jail sucks; prison's worse.
renate
(13,776 posts)He'd still be good for getting his base's knickers in a twist, but once he has no power and Putin has moved on to his next Manchurian candidate, he won't be particularly welcome in Russia. In fact I think Putin will get a lot of jollies out of turning him away.
But he could still go to Saudi Arabia and live well. Maybe that's his plan.
Grasswire2
(13,565 posts)Why would they?
His assets are likely to be frozen the minute he's not president and criminal cases drop.
The denouement of Trump by Putin will be nasty, brutish and short. And inevitable.
GoCubsGo
(32,078 posts)And, he knows that he's headed to prison when he does. They are most certainly looting the GOP's campaign coffers, that's not in question. He and his cronies are stealing away as much as they can, and hiding it for the time when they make a break for it. It's all being stashed offshore, so that they can access it once they reach whatever non-extradition country to which they wind up escaping.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)facing criminal prosecution, or at the very least are the subjects of investigations.
It's true, he's not "running for president" in any sense of the word, but he's doing everything possible to remain in power.
Based on the books Fire and Fury and Disloyal (Michael Cohen's book) I'm convinced his "best case scenario" and the thing he planned for was to lose in 2016 and parlay that loss into a bunch of Trump Organization projects.
still_one
(92,116 posts)totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)charges for Iran Contra.
Oh but wait, that didn't happen did it. And it won't happen this time either.
still_one
(92,116 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)power of no restrictions. He doesn't want to lose it.
kacekwl
(7,016 posts)charges will be tied up in court for years untill he's dead.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)anoint him in January. That has been the Game Plan since January of 2017. Putin and His Oligarchs have greased the skids on this. Unless Barr is Impeached ASAP,things are going to get friggin ugly.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,430 posts)Roberts is interested in keeping the USSC intact.
So hell play it straight. He will honor the popular vote, IMO.
Sierra89
(127 posts)Seeing the skimming/smash and grab going on with all that cash. He seems to be dragging ass most of th time, and may be tired of it all. He recently stated, "If I lose to him, I don't know what I'm going to do. I will never speak to you again," Trump told the attendees at the rally. "You'll never see me again." Donald's used to his "family business" where he simply does whatever he wants and answers to no one. Except for the attention he gets at rallies, he seems bored. Ivanka & Jared have made a ton of money, she has her Chinese patents. The increasing corruption and power grab is turning the electorate against Donald, except for this base/cult. If he really wanted a second term, why not do more for the people?
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,841 posts)He's probably not even planning some kind of realistic exit from this country if he does lose.
Never forget that he is a narcissist, through and through. Nothing and no one is real except him. Which is why he lies constantly, can't be bothered to learn anything, and says anything at all that comes into his head. While he is saying it, it's true for him. And when he says something completely the opposite in the next sentence, that statement is then true for him.
He loves the perks that come with his current "job". He finds it highly annoying that he does have to do certain job related things, like put up with briefings, but since he doesn't read what they hand him and doesn't listen to what they say, it hardly matters.
JI7
(89,244 posts)moondust
(19,972 posts)Troops saluting him. Secret Service guarding him. Lots of fools clamoring to get near him or even talk to him. All that attention makes a low-grade scoundrel feel like a king. He'll never find that kind of aggrandizement anywhere else. All that attention and glorification is what he had his eye on for years.
Thekaspervote
(32,754 posts)His attorneys will say he is physically or mentally, or both unable to stand trial.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)He'll do anything to win. He certainly doesn't want to lose.