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bucolic_frolic

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73. Generally speaking, rulers who abdicate or are deposed have little problem finding asylum

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 06:56 PM

Sep 2019

They have a lot of money, they have a vaulted position amongst supporters ... Idi Amin, and countless others.

Russia? Who else would want him?

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My husband suggested that Trump might end up "defecting" to Russia... [View all] NurseJackie Sep 2019 OP

I can see it. HelpImSurrounded Sep 2019 #1

His base could fucking well tag along for all I care Cirque du So-What Sep 2019 #7

+1 TheRealNorth Sep 2019 #11

I'm good with that too. I'd like to see them all try to swim there. HelpImSurrounded Sep 2019 #12

Plenty of White people there Yavin4 Sep 2019 #16

Yep, send them all to Russia. They would probably love it. Strong authoritarian personality with RKP5637 Sep 2019 #18

Remember the two guys with beer bellies, Scarsdale Sep 2019 #76

There are a few jmowreader Sep 2019 #102

I've had friends that had to go there for awhile for work, couldn't wait to get back to US. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #106

That would lower opioid use throughout the south. alfredo Sep 2019 #77

NO I SURE DON'T CARE....HE CAN TAKE ALL THE TRUMP SHIT HE'S GOT. onecent Sep 2019 #81

Trump is a useful idiot Ahpook Sep 2019 #97

I too, thought of this (but only on the fringes of my mind/not a serious thought), but doesn't it... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #2

I don't know, I'm not sure if Russians are that into golf. YOHABLO Sep 2019 #3

or watersports TalenaGor Sep 2019 #75

They just secretly video tape the foreigners who are ! YOHABLO Sep 2019 #121

LOL TalenaGor Sep 2019 #123

I'm OK with that, as long as he leaves within a week. Hoyt Sep 2019 #4

Once he is no longer useful, Russia will wash their hands of him. They won't want him. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #5

Putin's tool. Once used up it's discarded................ nt mitch96 Sep 2019 #62

His name is Put-In for a reason! n/t aggiesal Sep 2019 #88

Yep, Putin will probably give him one of geardaddy Sep 2019 #68

He'd be shot dead the moment he stepped on the tarmac. What more use could he be to Putin? Efilroft Sul Sep 2019 #87

Agreed - no way Russia would want him womanofthehills Sep 2019 #122

Possible but... droidamus2 Sep 2019 #6

Yep... it doesn't have to be Russia, any non-extradition country would do. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #27

I hear mgardener Sep 2019 #96

Yes, he may resign, murielm99 Sep 2019 #78

Tell him what he's won: Generic Brad Sep 2019 #115

Now hold on just a second jmowreader Sep 2019 #104

That's where a lot of Russia's crooks go; back home uponit7771 Sep 2019 #8

Back to the mothership! skamaria Sep 2019 #82

He probably will in 2021 or 2025 LeftInTX Sep 2019 #9

Who doesn't have an extradition agreement? mahina Sep 2019 #10

Cuba, some South American and African countries, probably much of Asia FakeNoose Sep 2019 #25

Saudi Arabia, which I think would be a good fit for a dictator. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #56

It's the most likely place Disaffected Sep 2019 #65

He might as well live in a country he loves!1 UTUSN Sep 2019 #13

I don't think this will happen...Why you ask? sdfernando Sep 2019 #14

Yep, Putin doesn't want him. tRump was a useful stooge/tool ... that's it. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #19

lol, "convenient" accident. ... OD'ed on KFC! RKP5637 Sep 2019 #23

Slipped on an extra crispy wing and fell out a 6th story window DBoon Sep 2019 #50

twice! eggplant Sep 2019 #86

I kind of wonder if Putin might like to have him as a trophy boy... IndyOp Sep 2019 #72

It's warmer in Saudi Arabia and I believe they have golf. Just sayin'...n/t monmouth4 Sep 2019 #15

Russia has more young blonde women, though -nt Bradical79 Sep 2019 #112

Trump won't be separated from his money brooklynite Sep 2019 #17

If he actually has any leftieNanner Sep 2019 #30

Would Putin take him? Flaleftist Sep 2019 #20

I doubt if Pootie wants him in Russia FakeNoose Sep 2019 #21

Trump may not call Russia a shithole nation, but probably regards Hortensis Sep 2019 #22

I read it quickly the first time and I thought it said defecating.... magicarpet Sep 2019 #103

the old dude d_r Sep 2019 #24

Not well at all lunatica Sep 2019 #33

imho putin will have no use for dotard if he is not squatting in the WH and will send him packing Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #26

I thought the same thing a few months ago... Stuart G Sep 2019 #28

I've wondered this very thing for a long time. lunatica Sep 2019 #29

I hope that he does. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #31

I think he will get a wheelchair, wear a bathrobe and slippers and babble incoherently katmondoo Sep 2019 #32

It's a fantasy that has been repeated here several times. onenote Sep 2019 #34

Thanks for clearing that up. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #37

LOl NurseJackie the thought of that has occured to me lol Wash. state Desk Jet Sep 2019 #100

and what would Ivanka and Jared do? EveHammond13 Sep 2019 #35

Sell jewelry and men's suits on QVC? NurseJackie Sep 2019 #38

I would think that very unlikely. cwydro Sep 2019 #36

LOL! It would kill him. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #41

Sadly, I don't think he'll ever see prison. cwydro Sep 2019 #46

Putin will welcome trump but then dump him and Mel in Siberia far away where they can be best lunasun Sep 2019 #39

Or just defecating... Blue Owl Sep 2019 #40

Ewww. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #47

Putin won't want him when he's no longer useful. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #42

Russia wouldn't take him. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2019 #43

I'm thinking Dubai. More luxurious lodgings. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #44

Andy Borowitz says he'll fold up his tent in the middle of the night to beat the creditors... Brother Buzz Sep 2019 #45

Could be.... albacore Sep 2019 #48

It's a complete fantasy Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #49

We know putin would give it to him.. he took Cha Sep 2019 #51

I agree with your husband. He will run rather than face prosecution. ooky Sep 2019 #52

He wouldn't go with what's out now. lark Sep 2019 #53

he can go where there are no extradition treaties, my guess would be Saudi Arabia. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #54

My thinking is he makes a deal not to be prosecuted at the federal and state level The Liberal Lion Sep 2019 #55

I hear Yakutsk is beautiful this time of year. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2019 #57

He owes Russia money yellerpup Sep 2019 #58

He's already defected. He'd ask Putin to extract him, their asset. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2019 #59

Maybe the Emirates or South America delisen Sep 2019 #60

Bolsonazi would take him sandensea Sep 2019 #101

Viktor Yanukovych. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2019 #61

Then he could be a real oligarch world wide wally Sep 2019 #63

How about NC? Doreen Sep 2019 #64

Not a chance ... relayerbob Sep 2019 #66

That's what I think too. blueinredohio Sep 2019 #67

Not Russia - one of the other ex-SSRs maybe Retrograde Sep 2019 #69

Hey great! warmfeet Sep 2019 #70

This is exactly what I have been thinking! IndyOp Sep 2019 #71

Generally speaking, rulers who abdicate or are deposed have little problem finding asylum bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #73

He wouldn't do well in the colder weather. louis-t Sep 2019 #74

He will not leave the country. Delmette2.0 Sep 2019 #79

Could be...and HE'S GOT A-L-O-T OF MONEY NOW. onecent Sep 2019 #80

Only on one condition.... Xolodno Sep 2019 #83

Hold the phone: Maybe he could still be useful to Pooty even if impeached: flibbitygiblets Sep 2019 #84

Probably not. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #85

I don't worry about defection. I worry about the nuclear codes. Woodycall Sep 2019 #89

Would not surprise me; just take the Drumpf jet, not Air Force One, 'kay? Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #90

Hmmm, Putin might allow him to defect and then set him up in an apartment.... George II Sep 2019 #91

I like the way you think. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #93

Dunno, with that gut he's likely to bounce back up a few stories! George II Sep 2019 #95

See you never! jcgoldie Sep 2019 #92

He might try, but I'm not sure Russia would take him. MoonRiver Sep 2019 #94

I have a feeling that Putin doesn't like trump, I don't think he is going to give him asylum Perseus Sep 2019 #98

He can have Julien Assange's old room at the Ecuador Motel 6. TrollBuster9090 Sep 2019 #99

Trump isn't that stupid jmowreader Sep 2019 #105

well, he is plenty stupid! subana Sep 2019 #110

Do they have KFC and McDonald's over there? secondwind Sep 2019 #107

They have all those things, and golf too jmowreader Sep 2019 #120

The Secret Service would not allow it. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #108

Buh bye! we can do it Sep 2019 #109

He can go now as far as I'm concerned. we can do it Sep 2019 #111

More likely he tries pardoning himself, imo Bradical79 Sep 2019 #113

Your observations and analysis are right on target... NurseJackie Sep 2019 #116

Well .. ananda Sep 2019 #114

I'm sure Putin has a dacha reserved for him not far from Novosibirsk. MineralMan Sep 2019 #117

Oh please God let him defect coeur_de_lion Sep 2019 #118

That would be quite a footnote in the history books. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #119

I Agree with others who predict Putin will wash his hands of Trump, he's weak and useless now. Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #124