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Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:06 PM Oct 2024

So when Trump loses, where will he go? What will he do?

I have no doubt that when Kamala is declared the winner, Trump will have a shit fit and order his "troops" into full attack mode.

It's going to get really ugly for a while. But Joe Biden is still the President of the United States. He's not going to sit in a dining room near the Oval Office watching it all unfold on TV, or throw ketchup at the wall. He will use all the powers at his command to help state governors and city mayors put an end to violence and any acts of insurrection. Not too many in the "insane MAGA sector" will want to stand up against National Guard weaponry.

But the real issue is, what happens after the temper tantrum is over?

Some think Trump will leave the country. Some think he'll O.D. on McDonald's cheeseburgers.

I think he'll slowly, or perhaps quickly, become yesterday's news. And by the time Kamala Harris is sworn in as President, not many will really give a damn about him, or pay any attention to his ranting.

Nonetheless, as he melts away, Trumpism will still be with us. He unleashed a firestorm that won't die down overnight.

He'll go down in history as a would-be tyrant, and many books will be written about how a con man, and a totally ignorant, cruel, mindless man got so close to destroying American democracy.

So what will he do after he loses? Perhaps he'll be in jail, or under house arrest, or maybe even have a stroke. Whatever his future is, I don't give a damn about him. I have no sympathy or empathy for him. I consider him to be a deadly disease. And I just want him to go the fuck away. -- And his fascist enablers will crawl back into their caves and wait for their next opportunity.

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So when Trump loses, where will he go? What will he do? (Original Post) Cyrano Oct 2024 OP
Initially he will H2O Man Oct 2024 #1
That question was asked long ago... and the answer is... CurtEastPoint Oct 2024 #2
That's the first thing that popped into my head! Buns_of_Fire Oct 2024 #23
Here: MineralMan Oct 2024 #3
He's going to do what he did last time. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2024 #4
He will continue to campaign as an opposition party bucolic_frolic Oct 2024 #5
I would hope he will melt into the large puddle of dysenteric whaleshit that he is...... lastlib Oct 2024 #6
He'll flee dweller Oct 2024 #7
Where to? Saudi Arabia? Russia? North Korea? Cyrano Oct 2024 #12
He'll start... Think. Again. Oct 2024 #8
Mar a Lardo. jalan48 Oct 2024 #9
He may get a jump on this before the election. Any campaign stops in Abu Dhabi on the schedule? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #10
If Trump starts post-election shit stirring Zorro Oct 2024 #11
He'll hold court in Merde Loggo and approve various grifts. NT Happy Hoosier Oct 2024 #13
Prison, Hopefully Deep State Witch Oct 2024 #14
He will spend his time gining up a civil war. nt doc03 Oct 2024 #15
Hopefully to hell where he belongs durablend Oct 2024 #16
At the rate he's decompensating I'm not sure he'll even know.nt Phoenix61 Oct 2024 #17
Depends on what he is allowed to get away with - the man is due in prison... polichick Oct 2024 #18
Rachel Maddow said that people convicted of Cyrano Oct 2024 #20
Anyone else wouldn't still be walking around terrorizing the country... polichick Oct 2024 #21
I'm surprised that he hasn't set up a talk show yet. As much as he likes to talk, endlessly, he could have SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #19
IMO Lemon Lyman Oct 2024 #22
That's when the real fun begins Fiendish Thingy Oct 2024 #24
Climb the pyramid? question everything Oct 2024 #25
Hopefully to jail liberal N proud Oct 2024 #26
Personally atreides1 Oct 2024 #27
Hopefully prison, he is being sentenced soon after. Bev54 Oct 2024 #28
If he loses awesomerwb1 Oct 2024 #29
He'll probably retreat to Mar-A-Lago... MiHale Oct 2024 #30
He is already past his jail time. Emile Oct 2024 #31
To prison. There are several legal issues still to be resolved...not in his favor IMO. brush Oct 2024 #32
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn sarisataka Oct 2024 #33

H2O Man

(79,053 posts)
1. Initially he will
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:07 PM
Oct 2024

claim the election was stolen. Then he will go to court and face Mr. Smith.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,990 posts)
4. He's going to do what he did last time.
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:13 PM
Oct 2024

Whine, cry, blame fraud and try to rile up the mouthbreathers to do horrible things. Only this time he won’t be in power so it’ll be less effective.

He’s not going anywhere. He’ll fundraise off the dopes in perpetuity and then probably run again in ‘28 if he’s still alive.

lastlib

(28,269 posts)
6. I would hope he will melt into the large puddle of dysenteric whaleshit that he is......
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:20 PM
Oct 2024

except somebody would have to clean up that mess, and Stephen Miller wouldn't draw the straw.

Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
12. Where to? Saudi Arabia? Russia? North Korea?
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:30 PM
Oct 2024

Once he's no longer useful to his "friends," the best he can hope for is to "accidentally" fall out of a window.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,141 posts)
10. He may get a jump on this before the election. Any campaign stops in Abu Dhabi on the schedule?
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:27 PM
Oct 2024

Zorro

(18,692 posts)
11. If Trump starts post-election shit stirring
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:29 PM
Oct 2024

I'm hoping Biden -- as an official act to maintain domestic tranquility -- scoops him up and sends him to Gitmo.

Deep State Witch

(12,717 posts)
14. Prison, Hopefully
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:31 PM
Oct 2024

But all of the whining about the "stolen" election are over, he'll flee to Moscow or Riyadh. Where he will eventually die.

polichick

(37,626 posts)
18. Depends on what he is allowed to get away with - the man is due in prison...
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:49 PM
Oct 2024

for convictions on 34 counts.

Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
20. Rachel Maddow said that people convicted of
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:58 PM
Oct 2024

the crimes that Trump has been convicted of, do jail time. (You know she's done her homework on this.)

So will Trump get "special treatment?" Is he "Above the law?"

We'll find out on November 26th, the court date set for his sentencing.

polichick

(37,626 posts)
21. Anyone else wouldn't still be walking around terrorizing the country...
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 02:23 PM
Oct 2024

The whole thing is disgusting - the most powerful nation on earth has failed to protect itself from one lawless tyrant.

SWBTATTReg

(26,257 posts)
19. I'm surprised that he hasn't set up a talk show yet. As much as he likes to talk, endlessly, he could have
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 01:54 PM
Oct 2024

his own talk show (to himself) and have an endless conversation, with, you guessed it, djt!

He'll never stop talking. Never!

Talk about Hell TV!

Lemon Lyman

(1,594 posts)
22. IMO
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 02:28 PM
Oct 2024

He'll throw a moody and lyingly claim that he only lost due to fraud. He'll whine and keep his crowd ginned up.

He won't flee to another country. He won't go to jail. He'll get probation or some other slap on the wrist. He won't go away either. He's not going away. He's incapable. He cannot live without attention. He always got attention, but when he ran for president, he got TONS more. He'll never quit that. We'll be hearing from him & about him until he dies.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,240 posts)
24. That's when the real fun begins
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 02:33 PM
Oct 2024

Numerous trials, bankruptcy, maybe even divorce.

As sick as I am of hearing about him, the karma fest will be a real treat.

awesomerwb1

(5,103 posts)
29. If he loses
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 02:57 PM
Oct 2024

He will claim election was stolen part 2. He will instigate another insurrection. Insurrection Part 2.

If he loses and ends up doing jail time, he will become a martyr to the MAGAts and I fully expect ugliness and even violence towards the Dems.

If he somehow avoids jail time, he will run the "opposition". He will also get his traitorous billionaire friends (especially the 2 south africans) to fund said opposition, with twitter becoming the de-facto Foxnews/OANN/newsmax on steroids online propaganda arm.

MiHale

(13,032 posts)
30. He'll probably retreat to Mar-A-Lago...
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 02:57 PM
Oct 2024

If so we should get together bunch of ‘friendly tourists’ and go on an excursion there…. IT’LL BE WILD!

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
32. To prison. There are several legal issues still to be resolved...not in his favor IMO.
Thu Oct 17, 2024, 04:23 PM
Oct 2024
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