Donald Trump

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I have absolutely no idea how any rational person in full view of the facts can be unclear whether Trump will question the election result if he loses in November.

He will absolutely question the validity of the result if he loses.

I'm not sure what further evidence could be required by any sane person to reasonably form that view.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Nonsense.

If he loses (‘if’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting here) there will be the usual denial and conspiracy bollocks but police and if needed national guard etc will quickly sort any protests out.

Unlike this country the cops in America don’t pussy foot around.

I’m far far more concerned about what happens if he wins.

If he wins then America just has to deal with it like they did last time.

The big risk is if he losses by 1 or 2 states and 1 or 2 GOP controlled states declare Trump the winner when he has lost. For whatever reason and if it goes to SCOTUS they will back it up.

At that point the gloves are off.

 

[KS55]

Nonsense.

If he loses (‘if’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting here) there will be the usual denial and conspiracy bollocks but police and if needed national guard etc will quickly sort any protests out.

Unlike this country the cops in America don’t pussy foot around.

I’m far far more concerned about what happens if he wins.

You can’t so easily ignore the maga members who have threatened exactly this. Agreed it will be very short lived but that is hardly the point. What will rock America is the very fact of post election violence.

 

[KS55]

What he won’t have, though, are the armed forces of the country.

Biden (or Harris) will be president, and as commander-in-chief, they will be at the president's disposal to maintain law and order.

With, of course, absolute immunity.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

If he wins then America just has to deal with it like they did last time.

The big risk is if he losses by 1 or 2 states and 1 or 2 GOP controlled states declare Trump the winner when he has lost. For whatever reason and if it goes to SCOTUS they will back it up.

At that point the gloves are off.

Maybe I’m just a bit naive but I’d like to think even a Trump appointed SCOTUS judge won’t knowingly try to overturn an election.

When push comes to shove I believe they’d have a Mike Pence moment.

I feel the same way about JD Vance to be honest.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Nonsense.

If he loses (‘if’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting here) there will be the usual denial and conspiracy bollocks but police and if needed national guard etc will quickly sort any protests out.

Unlike this country the cops in America don’t pussy foot around.

I’m far far more concerned about what happens if he wins.

The problem here is that there are loads of MAGA lunatics in the police force in the United States.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

The problem here is that there are loads of MAGA lunatics in the police force in the United States.

A few maybe but you’re entering crazy conspiracy territory here.

 

[threespires]

Up against properly trained real armed police and military this civil war will last all of about 5 minutes.

If Biden has had any sense as Commander-in- Chief, for a while now he'll have been discussing with both the military and all arms of law enforcement what happens if (when) there is a contested election so we don't have the same shitshow as last time.

If Trump get's in again one of the first purges he'll enact will be in the DoD/Military who constrained him last time in office and then Lord knows how things will pan out. There's plenty of old loons he can bring out of retirement to do his bidding.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

When he loses Trump will mobilise the Maga Army and there will be a violent coup attempt. They will have automatic weapons, bombs, and more. Civil war on a limited scale. Stand back and stand by.
I’m serious.

Worth noting it's not just trump that finds it hard to accept an election result nowadays although admittedly he's the only one to mobilise armed red necks. The good liberal folk of the world find it just as tough to accept results that don't go their way and ascribe any such outcome as russian interference or because of lies etc.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

A few maybe but you’re entering crazy conspiracy territory here.

I'm afraid it's not a conspiracy and it's nothing to play with. Americans can only hope that the military are neutral as the national guard and the police are filled with questionable characters.

Police Officers Association of Michigan endorses Trump during Grand Rapids event on border security • Michigan Advance

Members of Michigan law enforcement flanked former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, offering their support as the Republican condemned the murder of a Grand Rapids woman, who law enforcement asserts was killed by a romantic partner in the country illegally after he was previously deported. On...

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Florida’s Largest Police Union Endorses Trump

"Moving forward, we will ask all of our 30,000 members, their friends and family, and all Floridians, who love and respect law enforcement, to cast their ballots in support of President Donald J. Trump," Florida PBA President John Kazanjian wrote.

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