Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSerious Question: What are the odds the nutjob tries to declare himself President for life...
in the next day or two.
27 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

Serious Question: What are the odds the nutjob tries to declare himself President for life... (Original Post)
Thomas Hurt
Nov 2020
OP
He can declare himself Emperor of the Universe for all it matters in the real world. nt
Binkie The Clown
Nov 2020
#23
elleng
(138,135 posts)1. Possible, but of course it means NOTHING,
as does (and likely WILL) mean EVERYTHING he says, henceforth.
Assuming there are significant pick-ups in House AND SENATE, even his 'lame duck' power will decrease, imo. (Thoughts on this?)
malaise
(280,860 posts)4. 25 will kick in ten minutes after that
Fuck the idiot
SheltieLover
(62,631 posts)6. Well said, Malaise!

The Velveteen Ocelot
(122,967 posts)2. Declaring it doesn't make it so.
He can do all the declaring he wants, and fuck him anyhow.
Talitha
(7,501 posts)10. THIS


Demsrule86
(71,040 posts)3. 0 Chance.
Cha
(307,250 posts)5. The Puppet can declare what he wants as
they're carrying him away.
catbyte
(36,372 posts)7. I can see it now...
lpbk2713
(43,203 posts)8. Don't think he hasn't thought of it.
But I think cooler heads in Congress and in the DoD will prevail.
dalton99a
(86,454 posts)9. He might also declare the earth flat
and his penis the biggest penis in world history
Grasswire2
(13,800 posts)11. Timothy Snyder, expert on tyranny, predicts.
..that Trump WILL go for a coup.
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)12. Worth a Flutter At Roulette Odds, Sir
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)13. It'll be such fun watching the authorities strap his blubber
into one of those *special* white coats with the long sleeves that clamp in the back.
OAITW r.2.0
(29,347 posts)14. We could only be so lucky.
That would create the fault line that ends the Trump cult.
Maeve
(43,108 posts)15. It will make it easier to get him gone if he does
Ms. Toad
(35,906 posts)16. He lies about everything else. This would surprise you?
But - FWIW - lying about it doesn't make it true. Come January 20, he will be summarily evicted.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)17. Nah---he knows Jill would reach down his throat, get a handful of spleen and
turn him inside out.
Brother Buzz
(38,194 posts)18. Anything's possible with Commander Cuckoo Bananas in charge.

NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)19. Zero?
yellowcanine
(36,361 posts)20. Unless he does it as he is dying before January 20, none.

brooklynite
(96,882 posts)21. Not a serious question and doesn't deserve a serious answer.
The Genealogist
(4,738 posts)22. He can declare himself King Zenobius of Glaxon 4 if he wants to
Doesn't make it so.
csziggy
(34,189 posts)26. We shoudl declare him King Zenobius of Glaxon 4 and send him off into space!
The Genealogist
(4,738 posts)27. No argument from this corner

Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)23. He can declare himself Emperor of the Universe for all it matters in the real world. nt
Brainfodder
(7,181 posts)24. How much destruction of D.C. are you interested in?
Take your answer.... and that's the odds....
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)25. After a few days of rants and blustering, he will become scarce and likely sulk until Inauguration.