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Doodley

(11,923 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:09 PM Saturday

Suppose Trump is dead. What happens next?

Does he become a martyr? Does he become more revered by MAGA? Or is it a Jimmy Savile situation -- the British entertainer whose sick crimes were revealed after he died, now universally despised? Will JD Vance become the new leader? Will he maintain the cult? Will he be seen as more moderate than Trump and not responsible for Trump's mess, preventing a Democratic win in November? Or will he be seen as weak and unable to lead the MAGA base? Will America recover from this nightmare?

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Suppose Trump is dead. What happens next? (Original Post) Doodley Saturday OP
We all throw True Dough Saturday #1
Fingers crossed! buzzycrumbhunger Saturday #6
Party like it's 1999. CentralMass Saturday #2
I hope they televise the cremation leftstreet Saturday #3
Now that's funny chicoescuela Saturday #10
How does he become a martyr ? The Iran war will be forever connected to him JI7 Saturday #4
What happens next is the biggest party we've ever seen. Ocelot II Saturday #5
He's not dead it's an act JBTaurus83 Saturday #7
I hadn't even thought of that. mr715 Yesterday #16
It would be mixed Buckeyeblue Saturday #8
Its up in the air as to whether Vance would stick with the MAGA bullshit or lean back on the old school GOP... FascismIsDeath Saturday #9
I pop the cork on the bottle of Bollinger's I've got in the fridge. Aristus Saturday #11
Moet in the frig...and... yellow dahlia Yesterday #14
Well then the 4 living presidents have a private party at Obama's pad on Martha's Vineyard Submariner Saturday #12
They're dancing in the street (dancing in the street) mackdaddy Saturday #13
Great minds! I was going to post the same vid. yellow dahlia Yesterday #15
We'll hear YMCA on the media rather than Swan Lake. no_hypocrisy 23 hrs ago #17

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,955 posts)
6. Fingers crossed!
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:20 PM
Saturday

I have half a bottle of Laphroaig at the ready, even if it means I get shitfaced for breakfast.

Give us a day to deal with the rest of the mess later. I’m hoping the whole fascist house of cards collapses quickly and the trials can begin… Every one of those fuckers enabled him and deserve to go down, too.

JI7

(93,650 posts)
4. How does he become a martyr ? The Iran war will be forever connected to him
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:18 PM
Saturday

same way with W Bush and Iraq.

JBTaurus83

(1,424 posts)
7. He's not dead it's an act
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:22 PM
Saturday

He will post on Easter for the “Resurrection” and be his usual asshole self.

Buckeyeblue

(6,365 posts)
8. It would be mixed
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:24 PM
Saturday

Of course there would be a massive funeral. Republicans that gained office due to MAGA support will sign his praises. I think most Republicans would start to distance themselves from his memory. The Trump children will try to assume leadership of the cult but I think they would quickly be a minor voice and not be able to get the attention that their father did.

As for Vance. He would be taking over a very shakey presidency. He'd have an unpopular war that he doesn't believe in. How does he get out of it? His approval numbers might get a small bounce but if he would need to pivot quickly on getting rid of tarrifs and ending the war to try to drive prices down.

One of the things he could do to try to garner MAGA support would be to release all of the Epstein files. That would be interesting.

FascismIsDeath

(180 posts)
9. Its up in the air as to whether Vance would stick with the MAGA bullshit or lean back on the old school GOP...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:24 PM
Saturday

...which of course is still bullshit, but noticeable less extreme.

Aristus

(72,229 posts)
11. I pop the cork on the bottle of Bollinger's I've got in the fridge.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:30 PM
Saturday

Oh happy day if it happens!

Submariner

(13,377 posts)
12. Well then the 4 living presidents have a private party at Obama's pad on Martha's Vineyard
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:35 PM
Saturday

to get Dubya drunk and tell him that since he's a republican, he is the one that has to stand in for Presidents Obama, Clinton and Biden at the funeral, because they ain't going

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