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GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 08:56 AM Jan 2021

Will Trump fade away?


13 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Yes
4 (31%)
No
6 (46%)
He fades, but Trumpism lingers
2 (15%)
Other
1 (8%)
Robb is a dingbat
0 (0%)
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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
1. I don't think he will because Trump never fades away. He's a carnival barker.
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 08:58 AM
Jan 2021

But without social media it will be a lot harder for him. I could be wrong.

JI7

(89,262 posts)
2. In what way ? Without social media ban he had already started to sort of fade away compared to
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 09:02 AM
Jan 2021

before .

I'm hoping the most we hear about him is news about his legal issues .

But I can't see him doing more without social media . I'm sure he will do some interviews on the right wing media but those usually don't go well.

I think he is personally feeling very miserable also .

True Dough

(17,315 posts)
3. He'll continue to try to make himself as relevant as possible
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 09:03 AM
Jan 2021

Talk of a Trump media network and of a third party.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534952-trump-has-talked-to-associates-about-forming-new-political-party


Either of those will keep him prominent in the public eye. I wish he'd disappear, but that's unlikely. Maybe prison, though. That's a possibility.

True Dough

(17,315 posts)
10. It is worrisome
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 02:59 PM
Jan 2021

Disinformation 24/7. Just like Mother Russia.

His disciples eat it up. They're the real sheeple and they can be dangerous.

Beringia

(4,316 posts)
4. I think his hungry followers will be like sheep wandering lost
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 09:05 AM
Jan 2021

without being able to easily tune in to him somewhere.

Silent3

(15,263 posts)
12. I responded "no", but it depends on the time span you're talking
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 05:38 PM
Jan 2021

Over 2-3 decades, I would hope.

Over the next few years, no.

There's the impeachment coming up. Then, if we have the courage and tenacity to press for accountability, Trump and his minions should be spending a lot of time in a lot of courtrooms over the next few years.

Everything that Republicans do in trying to salvage their party (if it doesn't finally split in two) and trying to win elections is going to be framed in terms of either running away from Trump, or embracing his toxic legacy.

EarthFirst

(2,904 posts)
13. Unfortunately I fear Trump continues to dominate the news cycle once the indictments roll...
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 05:41 PM
Jan 2021

We won’t escape it for long.

He’ll fade from a position of apparent influence to a man fighting for his freedom on an international scale.

The media will feed us this by the spoonful.

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