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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]atreides1
(16,079 posts)How many times have people said he wouldn't do something, only for him to go ahead and do it? He has a cabinet that will stand with him, he has some kind of hold over Republicans in Congress, he has corporate allies, and religious fanatics, we can be pretty sure that the Secret Service and the FBI is already under the control of Trump loyalists, and let's not forget his Russian friends!!!
Who trusts Mattis or Dunford or any of the Joint Chiefs...the majority of the military are rumored to be Republican supporters...can we actually trust the US military to honor their oath to support and defend the Constitution?
This isn't Nixon, during that time the people could still count on the Congress and the federal courts to act as equal branches of the government...do you, does anyone here actually have that level of confidence in either of those branches today?
You see Trump wouldn't have to confront anyone directly, he'll issue orders which will be followed, and he'll stay in the shadows until it's done! Then he'll step forward and explain why he had to take these actions and will claim it's all about "national security"!!!
I believe there is at least a 30-40% chance that he will make the attempt, more if the Democrats win back the House!!!