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THE MAGA PARTY!,,, the GOP is dead, republicans are going down with the dems,, get ready for THE MAGA PARTY lefty's
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2021-11-11 at 3:30 PM UTCMay
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Go call Rump
A L-O-S-E-R
Business Insider
John Bolton predicted Trump won't run for president again in 2024 because he fears being known as a loser if it doesn't work out
tcolson@businessinsider.com (Thomas Colson)
Trump's former national security advisor said the former president wouldn't run in 2024.
He said Trump would continue teasing the prospect of a run to keep attention on himself.
But he made a 'firm prediction' that Trump wouldn't actually run, for fear of losing.
John Bolton, the former national security advisor to Donald Trump, predicted that the former president wouldn't run for office in 2024 because he fears being known as a loser.
Bolton said Wednesday that he believed Trump would continue to tease the prospect of a run but would not ultimately seek the Republican nomination.
"I don't think Trump will run for the presidency in 2024," Bolton told Robert Peston, an anchor on Britain's ITV network.
"I think he knows deep inside, although he will never admit it, he did lose in 2020 and very much fears losing in 2024 because if he hates anything in the world, he hates being called a loser."
Bolton added later: "I think he will talk about running incessantly until the very last moment because if he were ever to say he was not going to be a candidate, it would turn the spotlight off, and he doesn't like that either."
Trump has repeatedly indicated that he is considering another run for office in 2024, and he still commands huge influence over the Republican Party.
He has continued to raise millions of dollars a year from supporters for his political future despite having made no formal declaration that he intends to run, CNN reported.
Trump sacked Bolton as his national security advisor in September 2019 after a 17-month tenure, and Bolton has been highly critical of him since, including in his book "The Room Where It Happened."
Bolton's book, published last year, included claims that Trump had little grasp of foreign-policy issues and had pleaded with Chinese President Xi Jinping to help him with the 2020 election.
Trump called Bolton's book "a compilation of lies and made up stories, all intended to make me look bad," and subsequently called him "one of the dumbest people in Washington." -
2021-11-11 at 3:31 PM UTC^TDS
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2021-11-11 at 3:33 PM UTCimagine taking Bolton seriously
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2021-11-11 at 3:37 PM UTC
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2021-11-11 at 7:23 PM UTCMake the
Asshole
Go
Away
Bill Press: The bloom is coming off the Trump rose
Bill Press, Tribune Content Agency
Among political pundits, and probably among most of you, dear readers, I stand alone. I don’t buy the invincibility of Donald Trump nor the inevitability of his return to power.
In fact, I’m the only person I know who believes that (a) despite all his teasing, Trump will not run again for president in 2024; and (b) if he does, he’ll lose worse than he did in 2020. And, just for the record, Trump did lose to Joe Biden, by almost 7 million votes. It wasn’t even close.
Of course, I realize, that’s not the view of most political journalists. They relish the image of King Donald, sitting on his throne in Mar-A-Lago, snapping his fingers, and spitting out orders which Republicans nationwide, scared of crossing him, dutifully follow. But take a closer look. That’s not what’s happening.
Start with Virginia. Yes, Republican Glenn Youngkin pulled off a surprise win against former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe. But how’d he do it? Not by running toward Donald Trump, but by running away from him. Youngkin begged Trump not to campaign for him in Virginia. When Trump endorsed him by video at a campaign rally, Youngkin didn’t even show up. Only by publicly distancing himself from Trump was Youngkin able to win in Virginia – and Jack Ciattarelli almost able to win in New Jersey.
Next, consider Republicans in Congress. Everybody rolled their eyes when Joe Biden claimed he could line up Republican votes for a big infrastructure bill. Yeah, over Donald Trump’s dead body, they laughed. But look what happened. Donald Trump ordered Republicans not to vote for the bill. He derided as “RINO” – Republican in Name Only - anybody who’d think of voting with Biden. Nevertheless, 19 Republican senators, including GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, and 13 Members of the House defied Trump and voted for the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill – the largest public investment since President Eisenhower created the Interstate Highway System in 1956. And what can Trump do about it? Nothing!
Also from his perch in Mar-A-Lago, looking ahead to 2022, Trump’s playing kingmaker: anointing his own choices for Senate and gubernatorial races and expecting all Republicans to agree. Which is not working out as planned. Sean Parnell, Trump’s endorsed candidate for Senate, was in court this week charged with physically abusing his wife and children. Herschel Walker, Trump’s pick in Georgia, has also been accused of domestic violence. Despite Trump’s endorsement, Republican leaders in both states are looking for more viable candidates.
Finally, there are Trump’s mounting legal problems. In the weeks following the November 3, 2020, election, Trump filed dozens of lawsuits alleging election fraud. And yet, as President Biden correctly noted, “In more than 60 cases, judges looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.”
But that’s just for starters. For Trump, it’s been downhill ever since. This week alone, Trump suffered five serious legal setbacks. On November 9, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel reported that 13 senior Trump officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, counselor Kellyanne Conway, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany – had violated the Hatch Act. That same day, in biting language, a federal judge rejected Trump’s attempt to block the National Archives from turning over key documents to the House Special Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President,” ruled Judge Tanya Chutkan.
Earlier in the week, the Select Committee subpoenaed 16 former Trump aides, including McEnany, senior adviser Stephen Miller, and campaign staffer Jason Miller - to testify about their role in Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. That’s in addition to 19 subpoenas already issued to Meadows, former adviser Steve Bannon, and others.
For Trump himself, the legal vice is also closing. A second grand jury’s been empaneled in the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into financial wrongdoing by the Trump Organization. And the New York Times reports that Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis will soon empanel a special grand jury to investigate criminal election interference by Trump in Georgia.
All of which tells me the bloom is starting to come off the Trump rose. So, cheer up. The way things are going, Trump’s losing clout by the day. By 2024, he’ll be so damaged Republicans will eagerly look for somebody else to be the party’s nominee, leaving Donald Trump on the sidelines. Assuming he’s not already behind bars.
LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! -
2021-11-11 at 8:31 PM UTCNegro
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2021-11-11 at 10:51 PM UTC2024
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2021-11-11 at 11:03 PM UTC
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2021-11-11 at 11:45 PM UTCOnly a born idiot would think 2024 won't be just as rigged as 2020 was. Nothing has changed.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2021-11-12 at 4:43 PM UTCDo you mean that the Democrats will rise up again and say "NOT IN MY COUNTRY, CHUMP!"?
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2021-11-12 at 4:54 PM UTC
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2021-11-12 at 4:57 PM UTC
Originally posted by Speedy Parker Do you mean the 29% (morons) who still think Biden is leading the country down the right track will rise up?
The only two people I know of who think Biden is doing okay are stl1 and Technologist. Haven't met anyone in person who feels the same yet. He has accomplished nothing at all.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2021-11-12 at 5:02 PM UTC
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2021-11-12 at 5:15 PM UTC
Originally posted by Speedy Parker I have not met a single person IRL in the last 18 months who supports him or his agenda.
I knew of a few before the election, but since he's been in office those people have jumped ship. Even my mom who has voted blue her whole life said she hopes he doesn't run again because she probably can't vote for him again. -
2021-11-12 at 5:16 PM UTCBiden's only been in office for 11 months and only elected President less than a year ago. So, yeah...IT'S ALWAYS RUMP'S FAULT, Shlomo!
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2021-11-12 at 5:18 PM UTC
Originally posted by stl1 Biden's only been in office for 11 months and only elected President less than a year ago. So, yeah…IT'S ALWAYS RUMP'S FAULT, Shlomo!
You can only keep up that charade for so long. I dislike Trump as much as you but it's delusional to think anything is going okay right now. -
2021-11-12 at 5:28 PM UTC
Originally posted by Solstice You can only keep up that charade for so long. I dislike Trump as much as you but it's delusional to think anything is going okay right now.
So...you think the answer is Rump and/or the Republicans? C'mon, man. Get real. The Republicans are liars, untrustworthy, racist, white supremacist, truth denying egomaniacs who have sold their sold to their orange god. Anyone who would want to go back to what the nation has been put through during Rump's "Reign of Terror" needs their head examined. -
2021-11-12 at 5:58 PM UTC
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2021-11-12 at 6:24 PM UTC
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2021-11-12 at 7:25 PM UTC
Originally posted by stl1 So…you think the answer is Rump and/or the Republicans? C'mon, man. Get real. The Republicans are liars, untrustworthy, racist, white supremacist, truth denying egomaniacs who have sold their sold to their orange god. Anyone who would want to go back to what the nation has been put through during Rump's "Reign of Terror" needs their head examined.
If you are serious and not trolling you are the most delusional person I have ever met that was not institutionalized.
