Trump explodes at Nixon comparisons as he prepares to leave office

[JoeOtterbein]

CNN

By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN

Updated 8:28 PM ET, Thu January 14, 2021

(CNN)In his final days in office, President Donald Trump has found the parts of the job he loved replaced by cold legal warnings, forced video addresses and a shrinking circle of downtrodden aides, all anxiously wondering what life will be like after noon on January 20.

Gone are the clicks of flashing cameras. Absent is the roar of a cheering crowd. Instead of a commanding final full week of winning, the President is playing the role of victim and not a gracious leader departing office.

Trump has been consumed by the unraveling of his presidency during his last days in office, according to people around him, which included a casual discussion among advisers recently about a possible resignation.

Trump shut the idea down almost immediately. And he has made clear to aides in separate conversations that mere mention of President Richard Nixon, the last president to resign, were banned.

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more tricky little dickie donnie laments at link

[Leghorn21]

1. Man, he is so MISERABLE

[roamer65]

2. Orange Nixon.

[sazemisery]

3. FatNixon n/t

[PJMcK]

5. Stupid fat Nixon (n/t)

[gratuitous]

4. The poor snowflake!

His fee-fees must be really hurt. I'd never compare Trump to Nixon. Nixon was never impeached, and when the evidence against him was too much to overcome, Nixon resigned. I don't have a very good opinion of Nixon, but Trump's no Nixon.

[Pachamama]

6. I thought he admired Nixon?

And his competitive nature wanted to out do him....

[moondust]

7. Much worse than Nixon.

I believe Nixon's corruption was limited to domestic political manipulation related to Watergate. Dump has all kinds of domestic and international political, financial, malfeasant/misfeasant/nonfeasant exposure.

[AnnieBW]

8. Comparing T***p to Nixon

Is an insult to Nixon! At least we got pandas from China from Nixon!

[demtenjeep]

9. he is "cancel culture" nixon

isn't that what baby don is crying about with KEEEmberleeee

[Demobrat]

10. That was a fun read

Favorite line:


And he is resentful of Republicans who he feels abandoned him in his hour of need, including the GOP leaders of the House and Senate.


All relationships are transactional, right, asshole? So why, exactly should they stick their necks out for you? What’s in it for them? You can’t even send out nasty tweets about them anymore, so you got nuttin’.

No fake friends, no loyalty, no leverage.

Nothing to offer.

You’re just - nothing. So of course they’re abandoning you. Just like you would do to them.

[Baclava]

11. Nixon is a bedrock of sanity and integrity compared to this blubbering buffoon