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In reply to the discussion: Politico: Trump's final days. What if he simply refuses to leave the WH? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)21. "Nixon had centralized military power in the White House,..."
Yes, the history and context are interesting reading. Thanks.
According to one 2017 poll, half of all Republicans surveyed favored postponing the 2020 election until new standards made it certain that only eligible American citizens could vote. Respondents who agreed with Trumps untruths that he won the popular election and that millions of ballots were cast illegally were the most likely to support the idea of postponing the election.
I knew there's no mechanism for postponing elections, but it's good to know congress has already made postponing, or "shelving," one specifically illegal.
Of course in 2017 Republican identifiers were about 28% of registered voters, and these were half of that 28%,so 14%. But still -- how about other factors, like after a major terrorist attack?
I'm with you in thinking it won't happen in spite of Trump's grievances and authoritarian megalomania. He's very timid when faced with people of authority. And there's the family effect.
So best guess is he'd just fold, after one of his periods of raging wore itself out perhaps.
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Politico: Trump's final days. What if he simply refuses to leave the WH? [View all]
NewsCenter28
Sep 2018
OP
the appropriate law enforcement gets involved and boots his ass out to the curb
steve2470
Sep 2018
#3
Washington as the new Waco: 45 gets the Bundy clan and some Promise Keepers to hole up with him...
VOX
Sep 2018
#16
Secret Service will forcibly remove him. They're loyal to the presidency, not the president himself.
bearsfootball516
Sep 2018
#26
I think the Kermlin should worry about this more. He's planning his escape to Russia
Johonny
Sep 2018
#45
Wait until he leaves for his four day weekend to one of his Trump properties and secure the WH.
Freethinker65
Sep 2018
#53