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In reply to the discussion: General McCaffrey's tweet on trump's condition [View all]Fritz Walter
(4,290 posts)16. Wait for it.
With the combination of:
- His campaign and the national economy simultaneously tanking,
- Deutsche Bank's compliance with the NY AG's subpoena, and
- Many other mounting crises*,
it's just a matter of time before those in the inner circle persuade him to resign. Or the cabinet invokes Article 25. Then -- a la Gerald Ford -- Mommie's Boy will issue the pardon. I just hope it doesn't take one of many possible worst-case-scenarios to prompt them into action.
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* Clearly, the current "first family," the RepubliCONs on Capitol Hill, and members of this benighted administration are not taking the pandemic seriously, apart from trying to figure how to either profit from it, or spin it to Canteloupe Caligula's favor.
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I want him to die behind bars. I WILL give him one concession..........................
not_the_one
Aug 2020
#50
Plus, they're all enjoying using the power of the US government to enrich themselves.
Lonestarblue
Aug 2020
#20
They think he's a God, as does his base. Nothing else penetrates the cranium.
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2020
#17
The family and inner circle are too busy grifting and skimming taxpayers and campaign donors
wishstar
Aug 2020
#10
None of his enablers are going to "steer him" anywhere. They'll prop him up like Weekend at Bernie's
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2020
#12
that's pretty much what they did with Reagan, and it continues. Like your analogy
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2020
#18
The thing is his children and senior advisors do NOT care for him, they only care for....
George II
Aug 2020
#25
his children and senior advisors could care less about him just like he could care less about them
yaesu
Aug 2020
#31
How Shakespearean that the first deathblow from the party in power comes in a tweet.
lindysalsagal
Aug 2020
#38
And if they cared for him just a little less, they would steer him down a flight of stairs.
BobTheSubgenius
Aug 2020
#40
According to the web site, this has gotten 3,200,000 views as of today...Aug 8, But this has just..,
Stuart G
Aug 2020
#51
I hope Rachel Maddow plays this cliip on her show..Then 10 times the people will see it.
Stuart G
Aug 2020
#52