What happens when the Slobfather dies?

[captain queeg]

I’m not getting my hopes up, but he could drop dead at any time. The gop has become a cult of personality. I don’t thing any of the current RW could step in and take his place. Maybe there’ll be bitter Infighting that would greatly damage the R party. Would he end up being some sort of martyr? Even if he doesn’t die his dementia or whatever he has might get so bad he’ll have to be hidden from view. I’d love to see him croak but I’d hope he suffers a lot first.

[lamp_shade]

1. This...

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[marble falls]

55. More likely this ...

[Demovictory9]

89. Yep

[LiberalFighter]

105. I bet Facebook would be busy putting users in their jail for partying about it.

[electric_blue68]

117. Bwah! 😂 👍

[rpannier]

2. One thing is certain... I'll be wearing my dancing shoes

Haven't had a good grave dancing in a while

[ProudMNDemocrat]

56. What happens if he gets buried at sea?

Asking for a friend.

[mitch96]

73. That's not him...he would want a shrine that his base could visit..The tRump mausoleum.nt

[marble falls]

90. This, only bigger ...

[rpannier]

99. Renting a boat

I'm certain I can find several hundred people that will go in on the cost and join me

[ironflange]

110. The rising sea level is enough of a problem without adding that great lump to the sea

[Trueblue1968]

88. he will Go To Hell

[Sherman A1]

3. Don't know but for now I hope that

His life is filled with lawyers.

[OhioChick]

5. +1000 n/t

[True Blue American]

43. This last one was formerly an Attorney

For a parking garage. Not 4 Seasons!

[Rollo]

4. Perhps before then he will see the light and the error of his ways...

... or, maybe not.

But at least he'll be gone.

[vercetti2021]

6. We all collectively piss on his grave

That's what I'll end up doing

[Fritz Walter]

18. Just let me know where and when

I'll park a food truck just outside the gate. Menu will include coffee, iced tea, soft drinks, beer, with a free side-order of asparagus with every purchase.

[SergeStorms]

29. But there will be NO....

taking food or water to those waiting in line. That is strictly verboten. And no line jumping either. Everyone will be expected to wait their turn.

I expect to drink copious amounts of water while waiting in line, because I want to contribute a tsunami of yellow "respect" to Asshole45's final resting place.

[Volaris]

76. Yep. His kids had better bury him in an unmarked grave, or hire a lot of security guards...

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. He'll be given a proper sendoff befitting his status.

[North Shore Chicago]

8. What happens?

"A little song a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."


Seriously, a sense of relief albeit momentarily, there are numerous wannabes who have the nefarious skills to lead the mental zombies. It's been quite disconcerting to see this level of cruelty oozing from so many people.

[PoliticAverse]

9. RIP Chuckles...

[North Shore Chicago]

10. Lol out loud

[redwitch]

45. One of my favorites!

Still makes me laugh!

[redstatebluegirl]

74. I loved that episode!

[ashredux]

11. The wonderful thing about a Cult....

Regardless of what happens, what is said, what reality hits them the face with….

They will always, and that is ALWAYS, find a way to spin the facts into a conspiracy that shows they are correct in their false beliefs.

ALWAYS….

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Who will give a

flying fuck?

[liberalgunwilltravel]

13. Important decisions will have to be made

When TFG croaks, several important decisions will have to be made. First among them is: should the resulting national holiday be a single day or an entire week?

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

15. A whole week.

[TreasonousBastard]

26. Month? Or, maybe just turn the date into cultural abbreviation, like...

9/11 or 4th of July.

[electric_blue68]

118. Busts out Laughing! 😄😂😂😂😂😂

[C_U_L8R]

14. The universe will let out a slow fart of relief.

[Tomconroy]

16. Champagne For Everyone!

[NurseJackie]

32. Yes indeed!

PS: That's my favorite quote from Vivian Vance!

[underpants]

17. His burial service will be a sad sad sight. Many are already positioning themselves to follow him

Gaetz Hawley Desantis etc. Currently they are pandering to an audience of 1. I think Desantis is most likely to take over his cult but who knows.

I think whatever he chooses for his official burial proceedings will be as stark and under attended as his ONE inauguration. MAGAs will attend but it will be a dark sad day of remembering for everyone else.

[Turbineguy]

47. DeSantis

has certainly put himself in the lead by killing so many Floridians.

[smb]

19. The Proper Headstone

[Withywindle]

95. They'd really need to set up those portable sinks nearby

Pay the cemetery extra to keep the hand sanitizer stocked.

[Takket]

20. A race to the bottom between desantis, don jr, gaetz

Maybe a few others like MTG and Boebert.

To fill the void.

[no_hypocrisy]

21. It's possible the TFG's movement will fall apart.

It's based on him. Not his philosophy.

I'm reluctant to make this comparison, but consider that the Nazi Party failed to survive Hitler. The government, the apparatus was in place. (OK, Germany losing WWII and the Marshall Plan had something to do with it, but Hitler was gone and not coming back.)

As much as I can theorize that the sweaty masses will be searching for a NEW leader, s/he won't have the same charisma as FTG. Not Jr. Not Ivanka. Not DeSantis. Not Abbott. Not Cruz.

It IS a cult of personality, not ideas.

[Cosmocat]

50. Glossing over the fact that Germany became the rope in a tug of war

between the Soviet Union and the free world ...

Naziism didn't die because Hilter died.

Had they won the war and maintained control of Europe, when Hitler died someone like Geobbles would have taken over and kept the show going.

So, that is not a great comparison in that regard.

But, to your point, clearly 45 is the load star, and there is not clear next in line.

But, he didn't create all of this - he simply just plugged into the half century of right wing jackassery that led to most of the country falling for "conservative" bullshit and letting themselves be brainwashed.

That won't go away if 45 dies - all these people and frankly a majority of the "independents" know is that us liberals are god and country hating scumbags, and anything is acceptable if defeating us.

Not sure who is next up, but SOMEONE will eagerly take the mantle, and the same idiots who over night went from despising 45 (and they did) to worshiping him will dutifully get behind him.

[WarGamer]

83. I politely disagree.

Trump is the symptom of an affliction that arguably started pre-Reagan.

If it wasn't Trump they were worshiping, it'd be tea bags hanging from their 3 pointed hats.

[Crowman2009]

22. The MAGATS are going to cry like North Koreans.

Those tears will be delicious! Oh! Then I will proceed to crank up some Kool & The Gang.

[blueinredohio]

23. I'll be dancing in the street!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

24. Life will go on. NT

[Tetrachloride]

25. Trump family in 5 groups

1. Melania and her alleged marriage contract
2. The sons and daughter who think they will benefit in inheritance.
3. The Kirschner family who may already be a prosecuting witness.
4. The loyal henchmen
5. Shit happens. Finger pointing and traitors, and one person who lives out their life in a villa in Saudi Arabia.

[Tree Lady]

109. Yes it will be one of those inheritances

Where the kids fight and take each other to court, especially if he gives more to fav daughter they will be contesting will.

[JI7]

27. Smile

[treestar]

28. His followers are so delusional, they will deny he is dead

And continue on.

A study of cults could be made, as there are probably some where the leader died without taking the followers with. Do they just go on?

[GoCubsGo]

44. Yep. He could shoot himself on 5th Avenue and get away with it.

He could do it right out in the open. They'd still concoct some kind of conspiracy, such as claiming that it wasn't really Trump, and that the Democrats offed his double by forcing him to shoot himself.

It still boggles my my that so many people worship that bloated, moronic freak, or that there were enough of them to allow his to steal the presidency for four years and lay the country to waste.

[smb]

101. "He's Just Pining For Mar-A-Lago!" nt

[ShazzieB]

111. Yes!

I can absolutely see that happening. There will be all kinds of conspiracy theories about where he REALLY is and when he is going to come back and "make America great again" again.

There will also be sightings of TFG all over the place, just like there used to be Elvis sightings, and his cult members will fight amongst themselves about which reports are legitimate and which are "fake."

[wnylib]

30. What will happen?

Several of us will celebrate "bigly."

His followers will see him everywhere, like sightings of Elvis. They will insist that he is not dead, that his death is a liberal hoax and he is being held somewhere. They will have rallies about freeing him and will start attacking people and places where they think he is imprisoned.

The Cheney/Bush wing will take leadership of the party and will give Dems some fierce competition in elections because they are really good at attack ads and spin.

[peppertree]

31. They'll rant and scream that "Biden had him killed!"

Their zombies will believe every word, tuning in every night to each "update" on the story.

Meanwhile, the knives will be out in the GOPee to see who will replace him as the next Repug strongman.

Figuratively - and possibly, literally.

[eppur_se_muova]

33. "He's gone to be with Elvis" ...

... but Elvis wouldn't have him.

[gab13by13]

36. I saw Elvis back in 2002,

he was in Santiago Chile. He was playing with a group going from outside cafe to outside cafe. You request a song, he sang it, then you gave him pesos.

[twodogsbarking]

34. His children will be surprised.

$$. Nope.

[gab13by13]

35. Nothing changes,

We don't know who the brains behind Trump are. We don't know the money people. Plenty of people would love to see the end of the Democratic party.

GOTV and then when state GQPers in Pa. claim voter fraud in Philadelphia and send GQP electors to the convention what will Democrats do, send a law suit to the fascist Supreme Court? Remember the SC when it was way more liberal already picked 1 Republican president and it will certainly not have any qualms to do it again.

[Evergreen Emerald]

38. They will chose someone smarter to subvert Democracy and destroy America as we know it.

Happy Monday.

[Cosmocat]

52. That is very likely

that they will tact to someone who has more of a veneer of decency to him, like Sasse.

[Evolve Dammit]

39. Is this a trick question? When the gates of hell open, it's always going to be hotter than usual!

[Rhiannon12866]

40. Whenever it happens, it will be nothing like we've experienced before

There would be no church service, he never set foot in any church. He certainly would never lie in state, the disruption could possibly rival 1/6. All of our living presidents would never show up as they did for George HW Bush, he said horrible things about all of them (not to mention their wives). And who would speak for him and what could they say? His kids? If he's not already jailed himself, many of his "followers," in and out of government, would likely be jailed, too. He might rate a newspaper article or a day of lies on Fox News.

[boyedav1969]

41. Regardless of the circumstances

Regardless of the circumstances, at least some of his followers are bound to believe there was some conspiracy to have him murdered. It won't matter that he's mid '70s, obese, and probably on a cocktail of stimulants and other questionably prescribed drugs.

Unfortunately it seems like there are any number of like-minded politicians who would opportunistically try to fill that vacuum. I don't think any of them though are resourceful enough to have the same impact.

There are obviously a number of elected officials/politicians who genuinely support Trump. On the other hand, there appear to be more than just a few who are simply afraid to oppose him, while others have only chained their wagon to his horse because it would be politically catastrophic for them not to.

I think there will eventually be some power plays and lots of internal fighting over who succeeds him. You know, MAGAt versions of Hillary versus Bernie. I would also expect the forever establishment GOP to try to regain control of their own party. When Trump goes, it'll be the next phase of the Republican civil war.

[True Dough]

57. 100% this!

It's a sad state of affairs, but pretty much predictable.

[The Wizard]

42. I'd piss on his grave

but I promised myself after being discharged from the army I wouldn't stand in any more long lines.

[Turbineguy]

46. Another Reagasm

only more grotesque and more gold.

[Hoyt]

48. I refuse to watch 3 days of his funeral memorial. Or maybe, we throw a 3 day celebration.

[doc03]

49. The world will be a better place. nt

[samplegirl]

51. Dancing in the streets!

[doc03]

53. Saw this on a headstone " He had no redeeming

qualities but he was loved"
He does have his cult of assholes.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

54. Mike Lindell and Evangelicals will predict he will be resurrected,

and be reinstated as POTUS on the next Easter Day.

[MissMillie]

67. That's funny, or it would be

if it weren't probably true. The Q crazies are likely to come up with a story like that.

[Brother Mythos]

75. This is entirely believable.

[MiHale]

58. After he dies expect...

Sightings of his spectral being showing up in truck stops and greasy spoons across the country.

His “numbers” will be greater than Elvis’s. Good! Then we won’t have to listen to ghostly cries that the ratings are fake.

Just another obese ghost vying for attention.

[nuxvomica]

59. If he's struck by lightning, church attendance will go up

Fewer people will identify as "atheist" after that. That's the only thing I can predict for sure.

[MoonRiver]

60. This...

[Midnight Writer]

61. He'll be back in three days, according to scripture.

[Whiskeytide]

62. They will believe ...

… he’s coming back in 3 days. Then Pillow Guy will push that date back.

[Sympthsical]

63. People can smoke his ashes to ward off Covid

Or whatever.

Him going will simply present a vacuum someone else will attempt to fill. Whether or not they succeed, who knows. He's kind of unique in his hurricane bullshit. But someone like Josh Hawley might go for it.

The Right's problems will continue without him.

[Efilroft Sul]

64. Republican strongholds will hang a Trump "Big Brother" picture like the Chinese do Chairman Mao's.

Trump's public portrait will be the new Confederate statue.

[fescuerescue]

65. Trump is 75. Anyone that age or older could drop at anytime.

It's true.

When he dies. Someone else will take his spot.

And that person will be the focus of 50% of our focus.

These things never really change.

[WarGamer]

84. Any time?

Actuarial table shows a 3.4% chance of dying while 75... with a life expectancy of 11+ years.

And with long lived parents and top notch health care... it'll take a while.

[fescuerescue]

87. Good points.

[LanternWaste]

104. Why ignore other relevant factors?

Diet? Exercise? Stress? Those affect actuarial tables as well.

Is there a reason you ignore those in favor of only the positive?

I tend to think so, but I'd certainly entertain additional conjecture.

[WarGamer]

106. I'm not looking at any facts not in evidence...

All we know is that he's like 75... and we can only refer to his WH Physical in 2020 after the bout with C19 (one can assume it's false, I guess)

According to that, he's on a Cholesterol med and his HDL/LDL are at a healthy level.

He has healthy blood pressure unmedicated...

He's had a recent EKG and CBC Blood Panel...

I mean I guess we can whip out some memes to counter the facts arguing that 2-scoops and fat ass and hamburgers and stuff but does it change the facts as we know them?

And as an aside... as you, I'm sure... I've know many people in my life. I've known athletes who've dropped dead at 38... I've known 83 year old people who eat steak and potatoes daily and never exercise.

And the only "reason" is judging the facts actually IN evidence, how about you?

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/donald-trump-annual-physical/index.html

[MissMillie]

66. The pessimist in me says...

...that some other crazy nut will take his place. Maybe even crazier.

[BradAllison]

68. I hope he does, because he's not going to jail. n/m

[muriel_volestrangler]

69. Same as with Sir Robin's minstrels

[elevator]

70. Satan retires.

Trump takes over.

[Doc Sportello]

71. A drunk coroner will be brought in to do a recount

We'll be told he really isn't dead.

[Hotler]

72. PARTY!......... NT

[msfiddlestix]

77. if only..

if it were to ever happen before my time to bite the dust.

[Vinca]

78. Before or after the celebration starts?

[NurseJackie]

79. A worldwide champagne shortage?

[Initech]

80. They'll blame his death on a deep state heart attack gun.

[WarGamer]

81. Don't hold your breath...

DATA says you have a long time to wait.

1) Wealthy people or people with top quality health care live longer.

2) Parents long lived

3) Actuarial tables show a 75 year old has a 3.4% chance of dying while 75 and a life expectancy of 11+ years.

And that's not accounting for quality of health care.

[lunatica]

82. Start thinking Saint Trump

Saint Ronny will have to move over cause Saint Trump is bigly like never seen before in history!

[UTUSN]

85. Short term or long term ("What happens")

Short term: All the former presidents will show the class, normality, and dignity he never did, by participating in the formal send-off.

Long term: The Repuke party will babble a lot but will be secretly as happy as everybody else, if not more so, to be rid of him. Despite the lip service about RAYGUN, generations are in place who don't even know who RAYGUN is, so a pipsqueak like Drumpf has even less to keep him memorialized, even less as a "martyr".

******* As for happy reactions to his croaking, two options:

1- During FDR's hey day, a Big Business type would stop at a news stand every morning, buy a folded paper, glance at the top half, utter a cuss word and throw it all in the trash. Finally the seller asked him what it was all about. He said he was looking for a certain obituary. The seller said that the obits were deep inside the paper. The fatcat said, "The one I'm looking for will be on Page One above the fold!"

2- (My fave: ) Bette DAVIS said when informed of Joan CRAWFORD's death, "My mother always said never to speak ill of the dead, only good. Joan CRAWFORD is dead. Good."

[LeftInTX]

86. He won't be able to have live rallies or live interviews

[ZonkerHarris]

91. his worshippers will turn to Don Jr. The only one who can be as publicly racist stupid as his dad.

[carpetbagger]

92. Rwanda. nt.

[triron]

93. Sooner the better.

[Bucky]

94. Dancin'

[Withywindle]

96. I think there's going to be some violence.

No matter how unhealthy he obviously is, he's got his cult convinced he's some kind of ubermensch. There will always be people insisting he couldn't possibly have died of natural causes, it must have been some dastardly Deep State assassination. Some of these people have big platforms, and lots of followers with guns who are drooling for an excuse to shoot people.

[malaise]

97. THIS!

[Orrex]

98. For one thing, I'll be planning a road trip to shit on his grave

[FelineOverlord]

100. The biggest party in history?

[Generic Brad]

102. I'm having a celebratory drink

I'm going to outlive that old, fat bastard just so I can toast his failure to breathe.

[LanternWaste]

103. There are always men like him...

ready to step up and fill the void.

McCarthy was humiliated, but the GOP still took a turn for the worse

Nixon was impeached, but the GOP still took a turn for the worse

Limbaugh died, but the GOP still took a turn for the worse

I hold no faith in the inherent desire of the GOP leadership to govern. They only want to rule. I have even less faith in the systemic desire of the GOP voter to vote in anyone other than another sacred cow they can hang their self-righteous rage and sanctimony on.

[WarGamer]

108. exactly... this.

the mistake is to believe that Trump started something or stood for something.

This arguably started pre-Reagan.

I'd say it started with the WW2 generation in the 50's and their reaction to change in society. They grew into more powerful positions by the 60's and the "Proud Boys" of today were the straight laced men of the 60's cursing the hippies and the anti-war movement.

They spawned Goldwater and Reagan... which led straight to Limbaugh, Shrub and Trump

Trump didn't start this and it won't end with his absence. The only thing that WILL erase modern day "right-wing" culture is time. The younger generations appear to have no interest in it.

Thank goodness!

[Stuart G]

107. Post 55 is still alive.....( 3rd down from top) that's it, that's all...credit to--- marble falls

[Progressive Jones]

112. Fed to the pigs. nt

[Silent3]

113. Lots and lots of new conspiracy theories

No matter how old Trump is when he finally croaks, no matter how obvious it is that he isn't in the greatest of health, I think very few diehard Trump supporters will ever consider for a moment that his death could possibly be natural.

[Bettie]

114. The world becomes a slightly brighter and better place

Usually, when someone dies, I say that I feel sad for those who loved the person.

For him? I don't think anyone actually loves him, nor do I believe that he has ever loved anyone but himself.

[GoodRaisin]

115. Screw the suffering. If he drops dead tomorrow I'll surely take it.

The best thing that could happen to this country and the world is for this dangerous asshole to croak, and to do it as soon as possible. I’ve been hoping he will choke on a Big Mac while he’s feeding his fat ugly face.

[KentuckyWoman]

116. Eventually, all of them will bite it.

There is no stopping the grim reaper. All of us will do that dance in some way at some age.

I'm not one to rejoice if someone toxic to the world dies, but there is a sense of relief. Maybe we have a chance now. If Mitch bites it before me, I expect I'll be relieved. Along with quite a few other from that gaggle of miscreants from the 70's.

But the worst - the absolute worst is
Koch
Mercer
Adelson

My humble opinion is they are some of the most heinous people in America.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

119. He'll come back as one of the heads...

... of a seven-headed beast, or something.

Or he'll simply die, hence doing something positive for the world for once.