Would Trump ever resign due to his failing mental capacity?

[Chasstev365]

You are probably thinking hell no, but would he do it to, yet again, escape responsible for his criminal actions?

I can hear the GOP saying, "You can proscute a man who suffers from dementia." "Shame in the Democrats for wanting to do so."

[tinrobot]

1. If the walls were closing in and it was an escape hatch, then maybe

He's about saving his own skin more than anything.

But I seriously doubt it will ever get to that point.

[Irish_Dem]

15. I agree, he would do whatever it takes to save his own skin.

And he has stolen more money from the US than he or his family can
spend in many lifetimes.

[WestMichRad]

2. Nah.

He’ll go down with the ship, spewing nonsense in all caps all the way.

[Eugene]

3. Absolutely Not!

That would take honest self awareness and humility, which are alien to the Stable Genius' character. He is still selling the 2020 stolen election lie despite overwhelming evidence against it.

It is more likely that the Secret Service would have to evict him from the Oval Office in the unlikely event of a 25th Amendment invocation or an impeachment conviction.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. He himself will never admit he is anything less than perfect.

So, no.

[rsdsharp]

5. Why would he? It's virtually impossible to remove a President via the 25th Amendment,

and no matter what he does, the Supreme Court would hold that his conduct was immune from prosecution.

The only way the 25th Amendment could work is if he was so incapacitated mentally that he couldn’t claim to be capable of discharging his duties. But that wouldn’t be a resignation.

[Chasstev365]

8. You're right: Great Point!

[agingdem]

6. no because he may be the titular clown

of this toxic shit show, spewing his vomitus bilge, but his advisors are running the show...this is like a horror Weekend at Bernie's with a nearly dead corpse...

[yardwork]

7. People whose opinions I trust think he has narcissistic personality disorder.

Narcissists can't admit they are wrong. It's fundamental to their disorder.

As I understand it, inside they are filled with self-doubt and shame. Their egos are unable to accept that they make mistakes. People with healthy egos can say "I messed up, I'm sorry, I'll do better next time" and move forward with their lives. Narcissists can't do that. The internal shame overwhelms them, so they create a fiction that they're never wrong. They are victims of everybody else's mistakes.

Trump can't admit failure and that makes him an extraordinarily weak person. Weak people with power are very dangerous. I think most dictators fit in this category and history shows the wreckage they leave behind.

[Coolgoober]

9. No, Because His Mental Capacity Is Not Failing

Just kidding, of course he's declining. His Ego won't let him admit it. And on top of that all the sycophants are still telling him how great he is. And as long as he has that he will unwittingly let them prop him up in his chair and look like the drooling fool that he is.

[Wounded Bear]

10. His legal protection depends on occupying the Oval Office...

No way he voluntarily resigns.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

11. Only if the Kremlin allows him to.

[Celerity]

12. Never.

[jmowreader]

13. Not until 2027

Couchlover won't accept a condition that doesn't let him run for two terms of his own, which he'd be prohibited from if he were to take office before January 21, 2027.

So...even if the bastard dies he'll be president until then. Yesterday we learned that the White House is planning to send out surrogates to try to build support for Trump's actions. Between them, an autopen for signing the few bills this Congress will let through and CGI-generated videos they don't even need a live Trump to accomplish their goals.

[hadEnuf]

14. He'll be carried out.

Too many knives out for him and he knows it.

Or he would flee to another country.