In less than four weeks it will be a breath of fresh air not having the media cover ...

[Snake Plissken]

The failed frozen steak salesman turned reality TV game show host's twitter feed any longer.

If will like like someone finally walking over to the TV that has been broadcasting high volume static for the last four years and turning it off.

[frazzled]

1. Or getting 10,000 emails, texts, and calls

per day

[Claustrum]

2. And the cable news room run scared.

They can't do anything but Trump for the last 4 years. I can't recall an international news other than the Italy COVID outbreak in the last 4 years. I wonder if they know how to do a real news show without Trump 24/7.

[enough]

3. It's not going to stop in four weeks. NT

[Snake Plissken]

4. Once Trump loses, the media will relegate him back to the D-List,

His manufactured drama will move back to being filler and not headline news.

[Silent3]

5. Unless COVID kills Trump, he's still President until January 20th

There will be a LOT to cover, I'm afraid, and a lot of it probably won't be good. Trump is utterly capable of using his office to punish the country for rejecting him.

And if we survive that, and Trump is still alive, Trump will still be in the news a lot... but at least it will almost certainly be coverage that we can very happily gloat over.

[not_the_one]

6. Don't get your hopes up.

At that point he will literally be throwing shit at the wall, just to continue to be the center of attention AND to implement Putin's last orders for the division and destruction of our democracy.

You can expect the kitchen sink to hit the wall. And his order for the Proud Bugaboo Beer Belly Bois to pry themselves out of the couch in the basement to stand front and center, in the final stages of the turd's blatant coup attempt.

THAT is when it will really get interesting. The military may have to actually refuse to do his bidding.

[PTWB]

7. I've got some news for you, my man.

Trump losing is going to ramp his calls for extremism up 1000%.

Immediately after it becomes clear that he lost, he is going to claim the election was rigged, that democrats stuffed the ballot boxes with fraudulent mail in ballots, and that the “deep state” is trying to overthrow him via coup.

He’s going to tweet out asking his most devoted supporters to do whatever they can to help him. And he’s spent the last 4 years earning their support and priming them to take action on his behalf should he fall for it.

He will not directly say “shoot the liberals” but you better fucking believe he will blow that dog whistle and say it in weasel words that they’ll read loudly and clearly.

[Snake Plissken]

9. Twitter will pull the plug on his account, they're just counting the days too

He'll have to find a White Supremacist social media outlet with servers in Russia to carry his drama

[PTWB]

11. No they won't because he won't be explicit.

His calls for violence will be implied - easily read and understood by the extremists who support him and just as easily weaseled away when he is called on it.

If you think things will get better between Election Day and Inauguration Day you’re in for a rude awakening.

[sir pball]

12. They won't until noon on 1/20

Like it or not he'll be President till then (barring a 25), they pretty much have to keep him around until that moment. Hopefully not a second more, though.

[Snake Plissken]

13. They will start flagging his tweets for TOS violations the second the election is called.

Which they should have been doing all along.

[Turin_C3PO]

15. Sure, he'll try to foment violence.

And, sadly, there may be a few white supremacist terror attacks. But as far as widespread civil disorder, it's not going to happen. Most of his followers are cowards.

[PTWB]

18. There will absolutely be widespread civil disorder if Trump chooses to light that match.

Let’s say Trump loses in a landslide and gets 12 million fewer votes this year than in 2016 - or roughly 50 million votes.

Now let’s say that of those 50 million voters, 99% are unwilling to commit violence on behalf of their cult leader.

You’re left with 500,000 heavily armed extremists ready, willing and eager to commit violence.

It wouldn’t take much from Trump to light that match. One vague tweet would do it: “Rigged Election! Voter Fraud! Millions of Fake Ballots! Deep State Coup! STOP THEM FROM STEALING THE ELECTION BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE”

He’s not explicitly calling for violence with an ambiguous call to action but that’s exactly what they’d read and exactly what they’d do.

[Turin_C3PO]

20. I just don't see it happening.

People here are far too comfortable to engage in widespread violence.

[PTWB]

23. Who here is engaging in widespread violence?

Edit: after parsing your post again I think you’re trying to say people in America are too comfortable to engage in widespread violence, and not implying DUers are engaging in violence.

The vast majority of Americans are unwilling to engage in violence. But we are a very big country with some very fanatical people.

That 1% of Trump’s cult hypothetically engaging in violence on his behalf - 500,000 people - that is just 0.0015 of the population.

[Turin_C3PO]

25. The

500,000 that you mentioned. That would be a huge revolt.

[PTWB]

27. 0.0015

The vast majority of Americans are unwilling to engage in violence. But we are a very big country with some very fanatical people.

That 1% of Trump’s cult hypothetically engaging in violence on his behalf - 500,000 people - that is just 0.0015 of the population.

[durablend]

19. How are you so sure?

'He will not directly say “shoot the liberals” '


Who's going to stop him?

[PTWB]

22. Because he can say it without saying it - shielding himself from liability.

[MissB]

8. Great for the mental health of the entire country.

He’ll still make noise until January but the effect of that will diminish rapidly.

[malaise]

10. Make America Breathe in Peace Again

Literally!

[lettucebe]

14. Ha ha, you are high. The media's cash cow is going nowhere

We are stuck seeing his ugly mug for a long long time -- only if viewers make it known they do not want to hear about his sorry ass and start proving it with their pocketbooks (cancel subscriptions, etc.) would that make some change, but it'd never stick. He brings in viewers, so they can't quit The Donald.

Unless he's dead. That would change things I'd think; then we'd only hear about his horrible children, and hopefully that would die off because Don Jr. is just not ... his father, try as he might.

[Totally Tunsie]

16. We'll be hearing from him until the day he's taken away in handcuffs.

The election, the inauguration, and days beyond won't stop his Twitter fingers from getting his message out. It'll be a long time 'til we're done with him.

[Snake Plissken]

17. Twitter will begin flagging his posts within seconds of his loss and a all out ban on Jan 20th.

they're alluded to the fact that they are tired of being used as his toilet on numerous occasions

[Totally Tunsie]

21. Twitter may have "alluded", but they haven't done anything yet,

and there have certainly been many times that have warranted his banning already. I'm not holding my breath for an outright ban of him.

Even if Twitter darkens him, there are still his phone calls to Fox and whoever will accept his calls. There's no way we'll be done with him in November or January. He'll always find a way to get his garbage broadcast.

Plus, we may also be treated to his "nasty woman" diatribe when Malaria files for divorce on January 20, 2021, at 12:01 p.m. That'll kick up a shitstorm from him of epic proportion.

[cwydro]

35. Time will tell.

Any news on Christie?

[Awsi Dooger]

24. It's going to be a shitshow

Trump and Barr will try to exclude ballots from all directions and rationalizations. The right wing base will rally behind it. Everything will be loud and ugly and dangerous.

I have no idea how anyone believes this will be over on November 3, or any type of normal transition

[Brainfodder]

26. Like leaving a defective toddler alone for too long and returning just in time to stop the fire?

Republicans will be doing so much squirming or media avoidance when there is no defense until Nov 4th?

When he loses, the changes will be stark and gross or just the plan to contest his 15% point loss in votes, really?

[brooklynite]

28. Why do you assume they won't be covering the person who's still President?

[Caliman73]

29. As other have said. He will still be president after November 3rd. Outgoing president. Lame Duck...

But still President. Twitter is not going to immediately terminate the president's Twitter Feed. They will likely flag things like they have been or more aggressively, but they won't wash out his account. I am sure they will suspend his account the second Biden is sworn in, and may end up kicking him off eventually, but nothing magic happens on November 3rd. There is no switch that gets flipped.

[Snake Plissken]

31. Like I've already stated numerous times, twitter will immediately begin flagging his posts

and completely cut him off at 12:01 on January 20th.

[Caliman73]

32. Yes, but you also said, "It will be like a breath of fresh air..."

And your implication is that we will not be hearing from Trump immediately after the election. That is simply not accurate. Perhaps modify your statements to reflect the more accurate reality that yes, there will be relief knowing that Trump will be out of office soon, but do not depict it as a sudden lifting of the heavy burden. It took years for President Obama to undue most of the damage left by the Bush years. This is going to take years to clean up for Joe Biden. Unless Trump is charged and arrested for his many crimes, he is still going to be out there litigating the election and other things in the court of public opinion. He may lose his Twitter account, but he will have access to other media.

[Snake Plissken]

33. It absolutely will be a breath of fresh, not having the media cover his tweets every two minutes.

His manufactured drama ends on election day and his criminal defense begins.

[Caliman73]

34. I hope you are right.

Won't hold my breath waiting, but it would be nice.

[Baclava]

30. LOL you be dreaming, the Trump shitshow will explode for 2 more months after he loses the election!