If Trump clearly loses the 2020 election, do you believe he'll willingly leave office?

[Let A Fro Be A Fro]

I genuinely believe this dude would try to kick off Civil War II if he loses in November. He's openly admired dictators. He's openly talked about wanting more than two terms and even mentioned wanting to be president for life ala Xi in China. He knows that so much of his potentially violent support base would never actually believe he lost the election. Also, growing up as a breh in Arkansas and occasionally seeing angry cacs wearing confederate flag shirts with the text "The South will rise again!", I've long felt a second American civil war is inevitable.

I'm definitely interested to see what the rest of the Coli thinks, though.


Edit: Update

President Trump declined to say whether he will accept the results of the November election, claiming without evidence that mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic could “rig” the outcome.

In the “Fox News Sunday” interview, Wallace asked Trump whether he considers himself a “gracious” loser.

Trump replied that he doesn’t like to lose, then added: “It depends. I think mail-in voting is going to rig the election. I really do.” Trump’s comment echoed unfounded claims he has made in recent weeks that mail-in voting is susceptible to widespread fraud.

“Are you suggesting that you might not accept the results of the election?” Wallace asked.

Trump responded, “No. I have to see.”

Later in the interview, pressed on whether he will accept the results of the November election, Trump again declined to say.

“I have to see,” he said. “Look, you — I have to see. No, I’m not going to just say ‘yes.’ I’m not going to say ‘no.’ And I didn’t last time, either.”

During the final presidential debate of the 2016 campaign — which was moderated by Wallace — Trump similarly suggested that he might consider the November election results illegitimate because the process is rigged.

“I will keep you in suspense,” Trump said at the time. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton described Trump’s answer as “horrifying,” saying he was “talking down our democracy.”

Elections officials are anticipating a high turnout in November, along with a dramatic increase in voters who choose to mail their ballots instead of risking exposure to the coronavirus at polling places.

Biden’s campaign responded to Trump’s remarks in a statement Sunday morning.

“The American people will decide this election,” Biden spokesman Andrew Bates said. “And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.”

 

[Elim Garak]

He won't have a choice the top military officials can't stand Trump.

 

[Squirtle]

Does he really have a choice? As crazy as Trump is, I don’t think he has the ego or the power to really change our system from a “democracy” to a dictatorship

 

[HiphopRelated]

Election?

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

we might not even have an election at this point

through civil wars/coups are hard to pull off when you've alienated the military to a degree.

 

[humminbird]

yes he'll leave
if you read the books on trump you'll see that all of the people involved in the campaign were doing it so he could make a tv show. Winning was never the end goal and when he won only then did he like the idea of becoming president

Trump has shown time and time again he has no problem running from his messes. he will be elated if he can leave and then just tweet from his penthouse what a terrible job the president is doing

Trump knows that every president makes far more money after they leave the white house. there will be many racists who will hire and buy his stuff

if he loses it means whatever the deal is he made with russia is done and he's done his part

 

[Freedman]

The real die hard MAGAs probably cause a ruckus but to quote 45 himself " When they start looting we start shooting "

 

[G-Zeus]

On the day of band off. He becomes illegal...u can simply call the basic cops on him..

 

[Luke Cage]

He narcissistic ass will probably say he didn't want to win anyways and proceed the belittle the office as a meaningless title.
He'll act like a scorned ex and say he got a better place than the whitehouse

 

[datnigDASTARDLY]

Trumps ass is all bark and no bite, that man ain’t got no heart and once he loses all his lackeys lose too.

He done in the eyes of everybody

 

[Trojan 24]

This isn't Russia, he getting his ass thrown out whether he wants to or not

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I could see him protesting the results but I'm not one of those people getting worked up thinking he might not leave. If he loses and is there after the new president is inaugurated then the Secret Service will arrest him for trespassing.

I'm more concerned about the election being postponed or some other type of fukkery between now and then making it difficult for people to vote. If he loses he may have to go away kicking and screaming but I do think he'll be out of that office.

 

[Cowboyz89]

He will whine and complain, but there's nothing he can do.
The Constitution demands an election and a transfer of power.
The top military officials hate Trump.
He would be physically dragged out of the White House.

 

[skokiaan]

This isn't Russia, he getting his ass thrown out whether he wants to or not

the imagery

 

[NYChase718]

I wanna see how fukked up his life will be wen hes not president
Sure people will still do business with him
But it would be interesting