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In reply to the discussion: House Dems Say Trump Made 'Chilling Assertion' In Senate Summons Response [View all]A HERETIC I AM
(24,371 posts)If anyone actually thinks he is going to succeed in refusing to leave, Im sorry, but you dont understand how dedicated to the constitution most that work in government really are.
Once the joint session counts the electoral college votes in early January, the election is official and if those results show Trump lost, he can whine all he wants for the next two weeks, but it wont matter.
If he refuses to participate in any of the formalities of Inauguration Day and sequesters himself in the residence, the INSTANT the president elect says the words So Help Me God on the steps of the Capital, Trump will become a trespasser in the White House and the Secret Service guys will pick him up bodily if necessary, and carry him out to the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Park, drop him and close the gate to the property behind them.
His followers can whine all they want as well, but I absolutely guarantee that if he loses the election fair and square, he will not be in the White House at 1 PM on the 20th of January.