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[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 30 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

It's very optimistic to believe Trump will leave in 4 years. He'll find ways to extend his presidency for life time.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 20 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Trump gone in four years isn't really the point anymore. It could be Trump, it could be any other MAGA republican. The mask has been off for a long time but it's never, ever been more evident how rotten to the absolute core America is. Over 70 million people voted for this. Trump isn't the problem, he's a symptom.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It doesn’t really matter if he leaves. What matters more is if his facist branch of politics leave.

[–] missingno@fedia.io 18 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I'm much more scared of Trumpism than I am of the man. The next guy is taking notes on how to wield his rhetoric, and will actually be competent at pushing through even greater evil.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Apparently you just need to babble incoherently while throwing some hot button words into the salad every 5th or 6th word. It probably doesn't hurt to constantly talk about how great you are, since people seem to believe anything a rich person tells them.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 2 points 4 hours ago

He'll find ways to extend his presidency for life time.

So, hopefully less than 4 years, then.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I honestly think he'll get 25th'd out of office pretty soon after the inauguration, and then JD Vance will take over.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'll eat my hat if trump ever has to face any negative consequences for the remainder of his life.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, the 25th just means he's physically or mentally unfit to perform the office. At the least, I expect Vance to be a shadow president.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

I know what it is. It would be construed by trump and the GOP as a loss, and he would politically or physically assassinate anyone pushing for that action, and now the Supreme Court ruled that is totally cool and totally legal.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 hours ago

lol I remember the memes from 2017 where people posted images of Mike Pence labelled "46th President of the United States"

something something predictions are always hard especially when they concern the future

[–] Draghetta@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

From your mouth to god’s ears

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I doubt his life will extend 4 years. He looks like the walking dead

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Evil people live forever.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

That's honestly what scares me the most. I think we can survive another 4 years of Trump. What I don't think we could survive is if he completely destroys what democracy stands for and gets rid of our term limit for presidency. That is completely terrifying to me and seems to be a very real threat. Trump is old and he'll probably die soon, but if he gets rid of term limits then who knows what kind of horrifying monster we could have ruling the country indefinitely after his death once that precedent is set.

But at least I have another 4 years roughly before I have to start worrying about that I guess.