If Trump loses, we know what to expect: anger, fear and disruption

[nitpicker]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/03/donald-trump-2020-defeat-michael-cohen

If Trump loses, we know what to expect: anger, fear and disruption

Robert Reich

Sun 3 Mar 2019 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 3 Mar 2019 12.27 GMT

The United States is now headed by someone pathologically incapable of admitting defeat. This doesn’t bode well for the 2020 presidential election.

Among the most chilling words uttered this week by Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, were “given my experience working for Mr Trump I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I agreed to appear before you today”.
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Every time he has lost a legislative or legal battle during his presidency he has blamed the other side, and has lashed back: shuttering the government, declaring a national emergency, whipping up his followers against recalcitrant judges, Democrats, the media or whomever he holds responsible.

Imagine it’s November 2020 and Trump has lost the election. He charges voter fraud, claiming that the “deep state” organized tens of millions of illegal immigrants to vote against him, and says he has an obligation not to step down.

Only this time he’s already president, with all the powers a president commands.
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[FreepFryer]

1. Even with all his presidential powers, the overwhelming disapproval of the country...

...will be an irresistible force driving the peaceful transition of power.

It doesn’t matter what he hopes his whines or cries or tantrums will accomplish. Like an overtired babysitter this country is already sick of him, and it will ignore his protestations. He will be mocked and shown as the petulant boy tyrant he is... and sent packing to the overwhelming applause of the nation.

And at 12:01pm on January 20, even if he chickens out and refuses to attend the inauguration of his successor, the indictments will begin and he will be sought for questioning.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Oh, please God..........

let it be so!!!

[FreepFryer]

3. Amen. And let's MAKE it so. Courage and community in the face of apathy and fear! (n/t)

[mitch96]

6. " an irresistible force driving the peaceful transition of power. "

I hope and pray that the Secret Service has the cohoes to pick his ass up and deposit him on Pennsylvania ave to the waiting arms of the Justice Dept/FBI and any other alphabet Govt entity that wants his ass...
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[FreepFryer]

7. Me too. Gotta believe, b/c the rule of law is based directly upon the strength of our belief in it.

Cheers!

[dalton99a]

4. Trump Must Lose.

[machoneman]

5. I'm more concerned over what the deplorables will do after he loses and leaves!

Not revolution but maybe extreme civil disobedience, lawsuits over alleged vote fraud, armed men in the streets threatening Democratic campaign offices and more.

[CaptainTruth]

8. Me too, Trump can easily stir them to violence, & I fear he will.