Trump has corrupted the Government

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Re: Trump has corrupted the Government

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He has admitted that he aspires to being somehow made President for Life, like China's Xi Jinping is trying for, and may well succeed at accomplishing.
In an audio recording of his remarks obtained by CNN, Mr. Trump was heard saying, "He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."

See also: Trump Keeps Saying He’ll Overstay His Term In Office
On Sunday, Donald Trump repeated what has quickly become one of his favorite lines since becoming president, and that was that maybe he'll stick around for even longer than two terms. As president of the United States here is exactly what he had to say. This was on Twitter. He said,

"The good news is that at the end of six years after America has been made great again and I leave the beautiful White House. Do you think that people would demand that I stay longer, keep America great? Both of these horrible papers, we'll quickly go out of business and be forever gone."

That's because Donald Trump was pissed off at the New York Times and Washington Post. But that's beside the point, right? We know Donald Trump's always mad at New York Times and Washington Post because they report things about him that are true but unflattering. So anyway, he, in that tweet there said, do you think that people would demand, I stay longer.

One month ago it was, I should be given a two bonus years added on to my presidency because you know the mauler thing, I didn't get to do anything other than golf all the time. He wants to bonus years prior to that he joked that maybe he'll stick around even longer than just two terms. He said it rallies, he said it a fundraiser down at Mara Lago last year that maybe he should be president for life. We should just get rid of term limits all together and he could be like the president of China who at the time had just been declared president for life. Trump likes that idea. Here's the thing, and that wasn't even the first time either. When you keep repeating something over and over and over again and it's not for comedic effect, it's not to trigger the libs. It's because this man actually believes that.

That's why he keeps repeating it. That's what's happening here. This guy wants to stay in office longer than eight years now, recently there's been a lot of stories come out, opinion pieces and all that pieces that at the time, even up till you know, Friday I disagreed with saying like, oh, what's going to happen if Trump refuses to leave office if he loses the 2020 election? And I thought to myself, you know what? This guy is horrible, but I don't think we're going to hit that 0.3 days later. I do honestly believe we'll hit that point. I don't think that Trump would leave office even if he's elected or excuse me, not elected back in. I think there's going to be some kind of power struggle there. I really do. And you see it in the way this man behaves. You see it in the words that he uses.

This is a guy that doesn't ever want to leave the White House, at least not if he thinks he can stick around even longer. Now the flip side of that is yes, Donald Trump absolutely hates being president and I do still believe that. But to leave the White House is also to admit defeat and he doesn't want to do that. So 2020 is going to be very interesting, but let's hope that we get this issue resolved in 2020 so that we don't have to deal with some kind of massive constitutional crisis in 2024 of Trump trying to go for a third term and pissing on the constitution in the process.
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I remember actual right wing lunatics saying Obama would institute martial law and we'd never be rid of him. Thankfully they were wrong. However the deep state as a force against anti establishment movements on the left and right is very real.
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Jersey Girl wrote:Did you guys see where he said that if he's not re-elected that his supporters will 'demand' that he stay in office?

Unbelievable.

You mean like how Obama supporters did same...is it just because Trump said it out loud while Obama only thought it?
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subgenius wrote:You mean like how Obama supporters did same...is it just because Trump said it out loud while Obama only thought it?

You’re catching on to the difference, even if you have to pretend that you knew Obama’s thoughts in order to get there.
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subgenius wrote:...is it just because Trump said it out loud while Obama only thought it?

What else did the voices tell you Obama was thinking?
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ajax18 wrote:However the deep state as a force against anti establishment movements on the left and right is very real.

You just typing stupid crap doesn't make it real. It doesn't make it real if you keep on typing it.

You're a damned loon.

Have you started working on the wall yet, or do you like being a hypocrite? I get the feeling you do. That's why the GOP is for you.
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ajax18 wrote:I remember actual right wing lunatics saying Obama would institute martial law and we'd never be rid of him. Thankfully they were wrong. However the deep state as a force against anti establishment movements on the left and right is very real.

Wait. The Deep State is supposedly stocked with Obama loyalists, and Trump was suppposedly the anti-establishment candidate (but with his entire apparatus staffed with establishment denizens).

So, this Deep State bogeyman would then seem to be pretty much a non-entity, as it didn’t accomplish its sinister plan of re-electing Obama to a third term, right? ; )
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moksha wrote:
subgenius wrote:...is it just because Trump said it out loud while Obama only thought it?

What else did the voices tell you Obama was thinking?

that I could keep my doctor....and possibly some muttering about reparations...
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canpakes wrote:
subgenius wrote:You mean like how Obama supporters did same...is it just because Trump said it out loud while Obama only thought it?

You’re catching on to the difference, even if you have to pretend that you knew Obama’s thoughts in order to get there.

there is a difference between what is in the mind/heart and what comes out of the mouth??
oh, lemme get this popcorn and you start explaining this "difference"....

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Re: Trump has corrupted the Government

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subgenius wrote:
canpakes wrote:You’re catching on to the difference, even if you have to pretend that you knew Obama’s thoughts in order to get there.

there is a difference between what is in the mind/heart and what comes out of the mouth??
oh, lemme get this popcorn and you start explaining this "difference"....

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Yes, even legally.

I know you’re not this stupid. You just wanted to use the cool WWJSO gif. : D
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