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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHis family knows he has "lost it"
.....I think he will resign soon..........
If, and I say if.....the family cares about him,and if the family can talk him into it, for his own good, then they will get him to resign very soon. The anger is beyond sensible and destructive to him. The family knows it, and is totally aware of it. "Soon" in my opinion is within the next two weeks. Why? This is destroying him and his brand, forever...by leaving and issuing an apology, (not much of one, but something) he will try to save the brand for his children.. And perhaps save himself.
...Of course, most will say. "very remote chance" and " impossible" True, but this whole thing, including his election and the rest of it, is unlikely, very remote chance, and not possible.
.Well, his resignation is possible, and could happen soon.
FSogol
(45,579 posts)mantra is : me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me.....
shanny
(6,709 posts)me me me is all about the Trump brand and their own future prospects.
They are morally bankrupt and ethically clueless so they certainly won't do the right thing for the right reasons. But they might do it for the wrong ones (personally, I fervently hope that the situation has already gone too far for them to recover the "brand" .
Trekologer
(1,001 posts)There may well be a point where Trump is convinced that resignation is the only way to keep his money and real estate.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)bdamomma
(63,955 posts)he is tearing this country apart.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)They have no life boat and must therefore ride this sinking ship to the very bottom.
lindysalsagal
(20,785 posts)and they know it.
Right now, they are hiding under the blankets, hoping ANYONE ELSE will dig him out of his own trench.
This is how regular families work, and if you're lucky enough to have one, you know I'm right.
The person with the money makes ALL the calls, unless and until anyone else gives up rights to the money.
And money is the only thing these morons value.
Stuart G
(38,454 posts)Given this one fact, anything in history is possible..
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)rotting apples under the diseased tree.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,785 posts)If fRump had the capacity to care about anyone, or the brains to understand anything, he'd hire a lawyer to back him out of the job, get everyone pardoned, and plea for no jail time, with or without his businesses, and go live in scotland forever.
Not. Holding. My. Breath.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,440 posts)They'll want nothing to do with him. He might be able to sequester himself on his golf course, but he won't be welcomed anywhere else.
JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)None of his family have shown any inclination at all to "give up the money." I think we would have heard rumors of any possible Trump defectors by now, and there hasn't been anything at all.
Family-wise, that only leaves the possibility of part of the family deciding to save themselves, maybe through plea bargaining. Jared?
tanyev
(42,663 posts)I then concluded they are either wrapped up in the delusion with him, or they figure if he goes down, they can get to the serious business of dividing up the assets.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)would either resign or get him to resign (or get him thrown out). It might be that the true patriots would want to stay on for the love of and future of the country--not turn it over to Trump and his ilk.
So that leaves trying to remove him, by threats or force. He's toxic.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Good Lord.
Stuart G
(38,454 posts)This was posted one minute ago in Video and Multimedia Forum ( I did not get this idea from them,,I can't watch them, I got not cable...also, I have been here for awhile this morning)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017452962
yellowcanine
(35,703 posts)Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Stuart G
(38,454 posts)Survival is a vey powerful idea.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)to convince him to do it. I do wonder what's up with the urgent Camp David meeting this weekend.
librechik
(30,678 posts)have suffered the abuse that comes with it for their whole lives. Unfortunately the secondary psychotics in the family are locked in a cycle that is very difficult to break, even if you desperately want to escape. The primary convinces everyone that their well being depends on Don alone, and they rush to keep him sated because a bellowing angry Daddy Don is a terrifying monster indeed, especially for kids. But they must keep that secret, for everybody's sake.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Spend more time with family is overused and a poor fit. Dementia is my top prediction because it elicits sympathy and displaced blame.
Trump has completely marginalized himself politically at this point and even the Republicans now want him gone.
R B Garr
(17,009 posts)They are anti-America at this point anyways. Ivanka got her China patents approved. They have other markets and don't really need the U.S. Donald just wanted to get in and get his way with the sanctions, etc., so they can do business with Russia.
They don't care about the brand in the U.S.
I've thought he would resign, too, so I can see what you're saying. I do think he'll wind up resigning.
lpbk2713
(42,772 posts)All he cares about now is golf and tweeting.
No one can even approach him any more.
Outside intervention seems a lot less likely.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)berksdem
(599 posts)on this board before... He is not going to resign. He will not give up the power to pardon. His family and his base are delusional about his popularity. The shit-show will continue....
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)oxbow
(2,034 posts)The kids use the brand "scion" for their hotels and properties. The new budget hotels for working class people are called "American idea". They are not using the trump name anymore, because they know it's toxic unless you're trying to get a Saudi prince or a Russian mobster.
He may yet resign but I feel it will be more for health reasons than for financial ones.