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No way Trump makes it to 2028. (Original Post) SouthernCal_Dem Nov 2025 OP
DURec leftstreet Nov 2025 #1
Maybe some of the conspiracy theories would be quelled if he croaks on camera looking just like that... hlthe2b Nov 2025 #2
The evil that men do lives after them. flvegan Nov 2025 #3
Some people do good by exemplifying evil Metaphorical Nov 2025 #56
Some people live their lives as a beacon for others to follow. COL Mustard Nov 2025 #60
The issue arises when some people are convinced that their lives are such a beacon. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #61
I am usually COL Mustard Nov 2025 #65
Yeah, President Couch Fucker is near n/t Cheezoholic Nov 2025 #4
I've grown less worried about the current VP in recent weeks. cab67 Nov 2025 #16
Agreed. The Madcap Nov 2025 #20
The MAGAshow has already started... Dem4life1970 Nov 2025 #83
Jerk Doff will go on a firing spree BaronChocula Nov 2025 #26
Every GOP contender will attack him almost immediately tinrobot Nov 2025 #28
Yeah, I don't think Vance will ever fill Trump's shoes PatSeg Nov 2025 #40
Vance will be too busy Metaphorical Nov 2025 #57
Nice to see consensus on Vance True Dough Nov 2025 #63
Nice to see consensus on Vance True Dough Nov 2025 #64
You mean the guy with the charisma of a fence post? That couch fucker? paleotn Nov 2025 #36
At the rate he's deteriorating, GoCubsGo Nov 2025 #5
I wish he would have gone 50 years ago !!!! Trueblue1968 Nov 2025 #9
I still think about who punched his ticket 6x in 'nam. tazcat Nov 2025 #17
He looks like he's been sleeping in the coffin every night. The Madcap Nov 2025 #22
Been hearing that obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2025 #6
Okay, yeah, we don't really "know", but come on.. halobeam Nov 2025 #7
No you haven't. Stop the cap. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #71
Please be alive during the next impeachment. oasis Nov 2025 #8
Let's all push him harder! swong19104 Nov 2025 #10
EPSTEIN FILES...WE WANT EPSTEIN FILES Wicked Blue Nov 2025 #27
He looks like he's already dead. Borogove Nov 2025 #11
I was just going to post that, debm55 Nov 2025 #13
Trump has recently gone ahead popsdenver Nov 2025 #31
I have no doubt that his grave will eventually be added to the list of Superfund sites. Borogove Nov 2025 #35
Um... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #55
How about sharks? The Madcap Nov 2025 #68
Nice! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #77
Or popsdenver Nov 2025 #69
See that's the problem. He may be the Undead. thought crime Nov 2025 #33
Death is too easy Grim Chieftain Nov 2025 #12
My final senario for homegirl Nov 2025 #23
Well, it could be "death by kidney stones" The Madcap Nov 2025 #24
I heard someone say the other day Grim Chieftain Nov 2025 #29
We can add to his suffering by sweeping the midterms. Nothing could be multigraincracker Nov 2025 #53
I wouldn't bet on that. maxsolomon Nov 2025 #14
But Cheney Katcat Nov 2025 #45
It was a transplanted human heart. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #73
Oh right. maxsolomon Nov 2025 #84
Zombie Trump in 2028! generalbetrayus Nov 2025 #15
Too bad you mean the year 2028 and not the time 20:28 Jerry2144 Nov 2025 #18
Performative. live love laugh Nov 2025 #19
I doubt he'll make it to mid terms. He's a drag on Republican chances and more of them are done with him. ChicagoTeamster Nov 2025 #21
He looks like he's already dead. mwb970 Nov 2025 #25
Yep. And the undertaker some_of_us_are_sane Nov 2025 #50
Why is the top of his head going flat? Wicked Blue Nov 2025 #30
LOL Katcat Nov 2025 #46
Maybe the valve busted and the air is slowly leaking out? Wicked Blue Nov 2025 #49
That will HAPPEN some_of_us_are_sane Nov 2025 #51
Maybe it's an optical illusion... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #78
Brain (however small) collapse. Marie Marie Nov 2025 #81
January 21,2027 Stonealone Nov 2025 #32
It's time for his final round, where he loses to this guy... Blue Owl Nov 2025 #34
Vance will be the POTUS. QueerDuck Nov 2025 #37
I'm pretty sure folks are aware of the line of succession. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #72
Really? Oh good. I was worried. QueerDuck Nov 2025 #74
I was at my company meeting today for my senior move manager job kimbutgar Nov 2025 #38
If SCOTUS rules that a dead man can't rule, ... DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 2025 #39
Wishful thinking. TomSlick Nov 2025 #41
Hopefully he doesn't make it to 2026. republianmushroom Nov 2025 #42
Shit. buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #79
I predict this will be accurate sarisataka Nov 2025 #43
He is clearly losing his shit. I wouldn't bet on him making it to 2026. flashman13 Nov 2025 #44
Come on Katcat Nov 2025 #47
Sleepy Don. Iggo Nov 2025 #48
Sadly, he has the best medical care in the world propping him up... Wounded Bear Nov 2025 #52
And you can bet your ass he's USING that medical care, every day. Paladin Nov 2025 #76
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?" mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 #54
Give me... an S, give me a T, an R, O, K, E! fujiyamasan Nov 2025 #58
Paging Orrex!!! COL Mustard Nov 2025 #59
When will he make his first appearance in a wheelchair? Buckeyeblue Nov 2025 #62
Not making it to the 28th of this month even better. Now THAT would niyad Nov 2025 #66
If there was a betting pool azureblue Nov 2025 #67
Trump doesn't make it to 2028 Dave Id Nov 2025 #70
Here in Los Angeles Gymbo Nov 2025 #75
I've got my champagne on ice! Initech Nov 2025 #85
Rumor has it that Trump stopped by Walter Reed again last night LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2025 #80
Wishful thinking, though I wish the same. He's in good condition for his age. Let me know if evidence points otherwise. Doodley Nov 2025 #82

hlthe2b

(113,739 posts)
2. Maybe some of the conspiracy theories would be quelled if he croaks on camera looking just like that...
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:38 PM
Nov 2025

They can have the EMTs and WH physician/staff come rushing in and check pulses and cart his ass away, but making it clear that he'd "gone permanent zombie" sitting in his chair would be so apropos.

flvegan

(66,221 posts)
3. The evil that men do lives after them.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:38 PM
Nov 2025

The good is oft interred...nevermind. There is no good in that hideous chud.

Metaphorical

(2,633 posts)
56. Some people do good by exemplifying evil
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:55 PM
Nov 2025

It does not make them any less evil, but sometimes you really do need a catalyst for change to occur.

COL Mustard

(8,167 posts)
60. Some people live their lives as a beacon for others to follow.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:39 AM
Nov 2025

Other people are flaming assholes to be avoided.

That is all.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,029 posts)
61. The issue arises when some people are convinced that their lives are such a beacon.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:51 AM
Nov 2025

In those cases, it usually isn't.

In my opinion, of course.

cab67

(3,716 posts)
16. I've grown less worried about the current VP in recent weeks.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:26 PM
Nov 2025

I used to think he might be a more savvy version of Old Colostomy, but it's becoming evident that the cult of personality surrounding Donald J. Trump (the "j" is for "Jinglesphincter" ) won't really outlast him.

Not at all saying I'd be happy with J.D. Vance (the "J.D" is for "Junior Dick" ) as president. But I'm not as worried about the Red Hatter coalition maintaining any sort of cohesion if the subject of their worship goes toes-up.

The Madcap

(1,881 posts)
20. Agreed.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:41 PM
Nov 2025

J.D. is so off-putting and isn't known as a super-money-achiever (i.e., businessman, good or bad), as he's not in that billionaire elite class (other than by association with Peter Thiel). He seems to try to weasel his way around any topic by obscuring the subject. MAGA is going to see that he's not being direct (stupid or not), and they're going to think they're being conned.

MAGA would rather have someone come out and confess "I'm a Nazi" instead of trying to expound on the benefits of National Socialism. (Socialism??? I didn't know you were a commie).

For this reason, I just don't see J.D. as relatable.

Dem4life1970

(1,056 posts)
83. The MAGAshow has already started...
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:30 PM
Nov 2025

Marco Rubio has been whispering about Kegsbreath.

Kegsbreath has been trying to undermine Rubio.

J.D. is a soft target for all of them, but especially Don Jr.

Even before "The Big Beautiful Obituary" comes out, they will be undermining Vance. They don't like him, they don't want him.

BaronChocula

(4,483 posts)
26. Jerk Doff will go on a firing spree
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:52 PM
Nov 2025

He'd have to fire a whole bunch of the current rectum braces surrounding the current malignant mass or risk an internal civil war. Then those vindictive fulks will do everything they could to undermine him from outside 'cause haters gotta hate.

tinrobot

(12,045 posts)
28. Every GOP contender will attack him almost immediately
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:55 PM
Nov 2025

There's no way he gets anything done.

PatSeg

(53,178 posts)
40. Yeah, I don't think Vance will ever fill Trump's shoes
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:46 PM
Nov 2025

Personally, I don't think anyone really likes him.

Metaphorical

(2,633 posts)
57. Vance will be too busy
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 10:24 PM
Nov 2025

when TFG finally kicks the bucket putting out all of the resulting fires to truly engage in Machiavelian plots himself.

At some point, Trump will stumble and fall. Perhaps it will be health-related, perhaps it will be the Democrats retaking Congress, perhaps it will be one outrage too far or an assassin's bullet, but he will not make it to 2028.

At that point, all of the chaos that Trump has unleashed is going to finally descend upon the White House. Vance does not have the keys to the secret blackmail files, and he won't receive them - Trump will take THOSE to his grave. Without those files (in the loosest sense of the word), Vance has no power. He has some money, but nowhere near enough by himself to spend it like water like Trump does. He has no real leverage. He lacks the bolder-than-brass charisma that Trump has, and is seen as being too effete by the hardcore MAGA. He is a Catholic, making him immediately suspect to the fundamentalists, and he will be under investigation from the moment he take office to figure out where exactly all the money that Trump stole went. He's not even terribly well liked by those of his generation.

Without Trump, MAGA falls apart. It's already disintegrating. Those who have ridden the MAGA train will do everything they can do distance themselves from it, especially as hard questions get asked. We're already in a recession, one that will only get worse, and businesses that were cowed into compliance will do everything they can to bury their involvement in the interregnum.

Personally, I think we're in a Weekend with Bernie scenario, where an increasingly unstable Trump is being propped up any way his handlers can manage, and where he physically withdraws from interacting with people altogether. I don't believe Vance will 25/4 Trump - he knows the sh*tstorm that will be unleashed once Trump is out of power (or dead), so he, Miller and Thiel will do everything they can to keep him propped up, even if they have to move his dead hand to sign executive orders.

True Dough

(26,477 posts)
63. Nice to see consensus on Vance
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 09:45 AM
Nov 2025

He possesses the snake skin and diabolical mind, but he lacks charisma entirely (well, don't tell that to Erika Kirk).

He'll soon become a lame duck replacement president.

True Dough

(26,477 posts)
64. Nice to see consensus on Vance
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 09:45 AM
Nov 2025

He possesses the snake skin and diabolical mind, but he lacks charisma entirely (well, don't tell that to Erika Kirk).

He'll soon become a lame duck replacement president.

paleotn

(22,137 posts)
36. You mean the guy with the charisma of a fence post? That couch fucker?
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:18 PM
Nov 2025

Whatever evil power Donnie dickhead has over the rubes, none of his supporting cast possess it. Certainly not Jethro Vance. He commands no following whatsoever.

GoCubsGo

(34,883 posts)
5. At the rate he's deteriorating,
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:42 PM
Nov 2025

I'll be shocked if he makes it to the mid-terms. In the meantime, I hope we'll see the day when people mock him to his face the way he did that disabled reporter.

The Madcap

(1,881 posts)
22. He looks like he's been sleeping in the coffin every night.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:42 PM
Nov 2025

Like a corpse at a visitation.

halobeam

(5,095 posts)
7. Okay, yeah, we don't really "know", but come on..
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:59 PM
Nov 2025

Watch him speak and interact in 2015 and now.

If anyone I loved looked and acted as he does now, I would have them in the emergency room.

oasis

(53,608 posts)
8. Please be alive during the next impeachment.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:05 PM
Nov 2025

I’ll happily await what happens after the senate vote.

swong19104

(613 posts)
10. Let's all push him harder!
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:10 PM
Nov 2025

How can we get him to sprint from here to there, time and again? Can we throw fire crackers into his vicinity at a golf course?

popsdenver

(2,202 posts)
31. Trump has recently gone ahead
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:56 PM
Nov 2025

and paid for his 3 x 7 space in some cemetery.........

The Cemetery is already freaking out, due to his recent health. The are worried that they won't have time, to pour a cement apron around the 3 x 7 grass area that his coffin will be buried in..........They figure that the cement apron will cover every area around the actual grave for at least a half a mile in every direction,, complete with area drains every 3 feet or so..........
They also fear that his coffin, may require a special concrete esophagus to protect the environment from his toxic remains, ever leaking out of the coffin...

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,888 posts)
55. Um...
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:55 PM
Nov 2025

A sarcophagus might be better, though I like the idea of him being sucked into the maw of a large predator.

popsdenver

(2,202 posts)
69. Or
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 12:24 PM
Nov 2025

create a "Pit and Pendulum" like in Edgar Allen Poe's famous story.............Gather all the Republican Trump CABAL, and put them in the bleachers to watch, then when finished with Trump.....go on to the next one from the Republican Trumphumpers.....

I thoroughly believe, if they made it a pay per view, they could pay off the National Debt that all the Republicans have run up since Reagan
(actually Cheney) declared that Debt was good.....

thought crime

(1,515 posts)
33. See that's the problem. He may be the Undead.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:03 PM
Nov 2025

Maga is certainly right up there with a Zombie Apocalypse.

Grim Chieftain

(1,657 posts)
12. Death is too easy
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:20 PM
Nov 2025

I hope he suffers like he has made so many innocent people suffer. He's gotten an easy pass on far too much.

homegirl

(1,960 posts)
23. My final senario for
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:43 PM
Nov 2025

Donald. He suffers a stroke that leaves him speechless, confined to a wheel chair for thirty years before death releases him.

Grim Chieftain

(1,657 posts)
29. I heard someone say the other day
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:55 PM
Nov 2025

"I hope he burns in hell long before he dies." Yikes!

He has caused so much pain, suffering, and even deaths with his mishandling of Covid.

multigraincracker

(37,510 posts)
53. We can add to his suffering by sweeping the midterms. Nothing could be
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:32 PM
Nov 2025

more important for us now. His last 2 years could be hell for him.

Jerry2144

(3,261 posts)
18. Too bad you mean the year 2028 and not the time 20:28
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:37 PM
Nov 2025

Come on, actuarial tables, hurry up! Hamberders you know what to do.

ChicagoTeamster

(857 posts)
21. I doubt he'll make it to mid terms. He's a drag on Republican chances and more of them are done with him.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:41 PM
Nov 2025

And Vance is already unpopular with MAGA and even more unpopular with the general public. Moses Mike isn't very well liked or trusted either.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,888 posts)
78. Maybe it's an optical illusion...
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:31 PM
Nov 2025

… or we’re having trouble adjusting to his new profile now that the bald spot is getting too big to cover.

Stonealone

(32 posts)
32. January 21,2027
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:59 PM
Nov 2025

That's the date that The Orange Monkey will no longer be president. for him that will be 2 years and 1 day as president. Congress will enforce the 25th Amendment to remove him. and then the 22nd Amendment will allow Junior Dick to be President for 10 years. but the last part will only happen if the Fascist can stop the 2026 mid-term elections.
ROLL BLUE!

kimbutgar

(27,198 posts)
38. I was at my company meeting today for my senior move manager job
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:24 PM
Nov 2025

And one of my coworkers did a presentation on dementia and Alzheimer’s and as she was doing her presentation I saw that all the the symptoms she described is what the orange turd is showing right now. And his forgetfulness is getting worst.

sarisataka

(22,606 posts)
43. I predict this will be accurate
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:51 PM
Nov 2025

To at least the same degree as all the other predictions of him leaving office have been

flashman13

(2,357 posts)
44. He is clearly losing his shit. I wouldn't bet on him making it to 2026.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:54 PM
Nov 2025

It looks like he is well past his next recharge.

 

Paladin

(32,354 posts)
76. And you can bet your ass he's USING that medical care, every day.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:13 PM
Nov 2025

None of that home-remedies-and-fervent-prayer shit that his cretinous voters cling to. He's got a dictatorship to finalize, and plenty of free golf that needs to be enjoyed...

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,453 posts)
54. "Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?"
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:35 PM
Nov 2025

Another source

Reposted by Kevin M. Kruse
https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Mrs. Betty Bowers
‪@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social‬

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?

November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2025-11-07T21:27:49.542Z

Buckeyeblue

(6,340 posts)
62. When will he make his first appearance in a wheelchair?
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 09:17 AM
Nov 2025

His walking is not good. Wouldn't be surprised if he's had some falls. If he does make it to 2028, he won't be functional.

niyad

(131,940 posts)
66. Not making it to the 28th of this month even better. Now THAT would
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:46 AM
Nov 2025

be a reason to give thanks!

Gymbo

(179 posts)
75. Here in Los Angeles
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:03 PM
Nov 2025

Whenever a sports team wins a national title the entire city erupts in fireworks. It doesn't last very long, but it is a time honored tradition. I am not a fireworks person and am always glad when they are over, but after seeing this article, I decided to hoard some fireworks for the day that Donald Trump drops dead. I can't think of a better reason to blow some fireworks. In fact, it should become a 2nd Fourth of July for America.

Doodley

(11,870 posts)
82. Wishful thinking, though I wish the same. He's in good condition for his age. Let me know if evidence points otherwise.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:55 PM
Nov 2025
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