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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts) Thu Oct 1, 2020, 11:41 PM Oct 2020

Trump fakes COVID19, Pence gets sworn in as Acting president of the United States and pardons Trump

10 minute later Trump is back in power.

These are the kinds of scams Trump has been running his entire life, he's a con man who spent his life exploiting loopholes

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Trump fakes COVID19, Pence gets sworn in as Acting president of the United States and pardons Trump (Original Post) Snake Plissken Oct 2020 OP

How would he be back in power if he resigns in favor of Pence? drray23 Oct 2020 #1

Trumomcan pardon himself torius Oct 2020 #2

I wouldn't put anything past the lying scumbag dalton99a Oct 2020 #3

This is just what I was thinking wackadoo wabbit Oct 2020 #4

drray23

(7,637 posts)

1. How would he be back in power if he resigns in favor of Pence?

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 11:42 PM

Oct 2020

on edit: I am assuming you think that Pence while being acting President would do that and then magically Trump feels better.

torius

(1,652 posts)

2. Trumomcan pardon himself

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 11:43 PM

Oct 2020

I’ve read. But there’s still the state crimes.

dalton99a

(81,590 posts)

3. I wouldn't put anything past the lying scumbag

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 11:44 PM

Oct 2020

wackadoo wabbit

(1,167 posts)

4. This is just what I was thinking

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 12:32 AM

Oct 2020

That, and this would also get him out of doing any more "debates" (which I think even he knew he screwed up).

Plus, maybe this would even get him a few sympathy votes.

You're absolutely right; this seems just like many of his schemes.

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