Will Trump Run Again in 2024?

@TheHorse (203666)
Walnut Creek, California
November 24, 2020 11:34am CST
If you were Trump's advisor, what would you do right now? I'm glad that the silliness is over, but I don't expect Donald Trump to disappear. If you were his advisor, what would you suggest he do? a) Remain "stubborn," claim he was "robbed," and give no concession speech b) Surprise the world and give a dignified, and even humorous, concession speech, including the words "You're fired!" c) Something else I'm leaning toward b). Remember that this is hypothetical: IF you were Trump's advisor and wanted what's best for his future. Your actual opinions about the man aren't relevant here. Heh.
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@arunima25 (84953)
• Bangalore, India
24 Nov 20
I have stopped having any opinion about him. I am sure even he doesn't have one about himself now
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
Nobody knows what he really thinks of himself. His mantra is "never show weakness," but that sounds like the mantra of someone who is weak inside, and knows it.
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@kobesbuddy (73891)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse He needs his 'Mommy!'
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
@kobesbuddy I hope he finds her somewhere deep within himself. I going read a murder mystery and then read Trump's psychologist niece's book about him.
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@JudyEv (323652)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 20
Well, I don't think b) is ever going to happen. If a magic fairy could make him disappear, that would be good.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
Heh. I think it would be good for the US. But I don't think it's going to happen.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
@JudyEv Will he be humbled by his loss in the election, collection agencies calling him, and possible criminal prosecution? Probably not.
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@JudyEv (323652)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse Unfortunately I think you're right.
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@BelleStarr (61050)
• United States
24 Nov 20
I like b as well
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@BelleStarr (61050)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse I like his policies not hm personally
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
@BelleStarr I'm getting more conservative with age, though I could never have voted for Trump. What happened to John Kasich?
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
Probably not realistic. But could be in his long-term best interest. Or not. Maybe some still like his "I'm never wrong, facts be damned" attitude.
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@1creekgirl (40170)
• United States
24 Nov 20
In spite of his flaws, I do believe he was a great president and I hope he'll run in 2024 if we have a nation left by then. But I'd choose number 2, also. I would advise him to be more aware of his words, but I don't know that he'll ever do that.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
Well, if these vaccines work, I expect to be around and enjoying life in 2024. I think 2) would be an interesting "curve ball"!
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@NJChicaa (115605)
• United States
24 Nov 20
He should give a gracious concession speech. That is beyond his ability though. It will never happen.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
I agree. I wonder what would be best for the Republican Party as a whole.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
@NJChicaa In reality, you're probably right. I'm getting conservative in my "old age," and I want the Republican Party to adhere to its conservative values, but not disgrace our great Country.
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@NJChicaa (115605)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse If he went away and was never heard from again.
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@kobesbuddy (73891)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Nov 20
I've heard that he can't run in 2024, for some reason. I'll be relieved to know this is true.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
I've only heard about the two term limit. Time for both of us to do some research!
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
@kobesbuddy Heh. Probably a smart move. I wouldn't mind it if ALL politicians went into hibernation for a couple of years.
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@kobesbuddy (73891)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse I've been overwhelmed by our government officials, so I went into an early hibernation!
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@marguicha (214281)
• Chile
24 Nov 20
I have been so shocked by all this that I could not imagine being his advisor
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@marguicha (214281)
• Chile
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse Both. But I cannot even imagine that the 47% of the Americans voted for a person with a big personnality disorder
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
@marguicha Right Trump scares me less than the knowledge that 47% of my fellow citizens could vote for such a man. But here's the irony: When I drive to Montana, I notice that the further I get from California, the kinder and more helpful people become. I checked a map and notice that ALL of the states I drive through after Nevada were "red" states in the 2020 election. so Trump supporters are not in any way "bad people."
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
Which part has shocked you the most? For me it's a combination of "the lowering of the bar" for what a president can do and the fact that something like 47% of American voters actually voted for him.
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@much2say (53650)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Nov 20
We could advise what would be the best . . . but would he actually listen and act on it is another matter .
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
Heh. If I were his advisor, I'd just take the money and run.
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@much2say (53650)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse And THAT would be the best course of action .
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
24 Nov 20
I've got a pretty good imagination, but I can't imagine myself as his advisor :-) But if you could have convinced him that b) was a good choice, that would have been fantastic
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@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse Maybe they should split up. Celebrate Christmas together, then go different ways
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
@Torunn I think you're right.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
I wonder what would be best for Trump and his "brand" and for the Republican Party as a whole.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
24 Nov 20
I am not sure that an advisor could do anything for him, but, having met a few during my life, some having worked successfully for both sides, I am sure that a good advisor would have already given up and resigned with him. Being a bad advisor, I would tell him to do like he feels, anyways he is the best president that ever had USA, and these ungrateful people did not deserved to have him spending his precious golfing time for them. And don't forget to sign my cheque.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
That's actually the attitude (I just finished Hoax," by Brian Stelter, about Trump's relationship with FOX) of many at FOX. Well, fear and "sign my check."
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
24 Nov 20
If I were his advisor I’d tell him to find a small country he can buy so he and his minions can live there happily ever after.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
24 Nov 20
He thought at it but Denmark refused to sell him Groenland.
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse — what was that line in Godfather Part 2, where Roth was trying to buy his way into another country to protect himself from being prosecuted in the US? “Not for a million, not for ten million.”
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
What @topffer said!
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@xander6464 (40696)
• Wapello, Iowa
24 Nov 20
A + C. His followers are still giving him money (We'll know how much after the next FEC filing but some estimates say he has made $100 million from them since the election began and counting). Until the cash stops flowing, I would tell him to keep telling his base what they want to hear. Assuming it is still flowing in 2024 (And he hasn't gone to jail and with Rudy as his head lawyer, what are the odds of that?) I would tell him to run again. That would increase the cash flow. And if he managed to win again, I would just retire. I'll be thirty by 2024, so it will be time to get out of the work game anyway. And since Trump has only been paying me $20,000 a day (The same thing he's reportedly paying Rudy) to be his advisor, I won't have much money but I'll get by. And to fill some of the empty time, I might even take the hosting job that FOX News has been offering me for the last 10 years. It only pays $12 million a year but for a retired person like me, it'll be fine.
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@xander6464 (40696)
• Wapello, Iowa
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse I have an alternative offer. I'm going to be thirty so I won't be able to work five days a week anymore. That means I need a guest host to work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I told my agent you might be interested and she said FOX would be fine with it (We'll come up with a clever subtitle for your nights, something like The Stupid Liberal Hour---oh, did I mention it's an hour-long show? I don't want to work that much, either, but they wouldn't go for a half-hour so I grudgingly agreed to the hour) if you're willing to take $12 million like I'm getting. Of course, you'll have to give her 10% and your own agent might insist on getting 10%, too, but what's new? Us old, white heterosexual Christian males never ever get a break. We get treated like this all the time.
@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
I would do the same. Can I be the Liberal whipping boy guest on your FOX show? Of course I'll have to take a break from my two new jobs, cleaning headlights in parking lots and herding children into the basements of pizza parlors.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
25 Nov 20
He will be behind bars then.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
I hope so. But do you think it will really happen?
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse I hope so!!!!!
@lovebuglena (42907)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Nov 20
I wouldn't want him to concede when this wasn't a fair election... I would tell him to keep fighting... A winner keeps on fighting.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
Not when they've been knocked out or pinned (I used to wrestle but never did box).
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
@lovebuglena When you win a wrestling match "big time."
@lovebuglena (42907)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse What does pinned mean in this case?
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@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
25 Nov 20
He could run, but he will be ineligible for office, as I strongly think he will be convicted of a felony within the next several months.
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@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse Maybe he could be deported as an undesirable...that would be poetic justice.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
I think he will be too. Will he actually "do time"? I'm not sure.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
@snowy22315 To...Russia?
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@wolfgirl569 (93502)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Nov 20
If he wants to run again he needs to do things proper now
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@wolfgirl569 (93502)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Nov 20
@TheHorse Old dogs can learn new tricks. But I dont see him learning any new ones.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
@wolfgirl569 i haven't seen much in the way of old dogs truly learning new tricks.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
Is he capable of "straightening up his act" I actually doubt it, as he is already well into his 70. Old dog, new trick, and all that.
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@db20747 (43404)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
24 Nov 20
I'd tell him to look to a 2024 run for president. And continue to make some noise
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
What would be your main reason?
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
@db20747 We'll see what happens over the next four years.
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@db20747 (43404)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse well he did a fairly good job, a lot came his way, including California fires, the crisis at the border, keeping the economy together, hurricanes in Puerto Rico, etc. Biden has clearly won, so there is 2024 ,the next election
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@LindaOHio (153176)
• United States
24 Nov 20
Time will tell. 2024 will be a very interesting year.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 20
Maybe it will be a "normal" year, with two viable candidates who are not narcissistic, sociopathic, or just plain old.
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@lovebuglena (42907)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Nov 20
@TheHorse Kanye West is running in 2024. I would not want him to be my president.
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@porwest (78702)
• United States
25 Nov 20
@lovebuglena Let's just put Mr. Bean on the ballot. lol BTW, this was NOT Mr. Bean. This was a fake video. But it is still funny.
This is my first actual deepfake that I've posted, I'm still working on my process but I've got it down to where I think it works.. This was done with deepfa...
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@Spontaneo (14707)
• United States
28 Nov 20
I like President Trump. What do you think I think? Free education and daily siestas for workers. Don't throw tomatoes at me. You asked.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Nov 20
You Socialist you.
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@Spontaneo (14707)
• United States
29 Nov 20
@porwest (78702)
• United States
25 Nov 20
By the time 2024 rolls around we (conservatives) will have moved on. I do NOT think Trump will run, nor SHOULD run in 2024. What we need is to search for a young, charismatic republican who can deliver the message solidly. Right now there is no one I can think of. But I am keeping my eye out. I think Trump would lose in 2024 personally, even if I thought he should have won in 2020.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
@porwest I disagree with you about Obama's presidency. I would describe it as "OK." I agree that Clinton I was a good president, in spite of his issues with keeping his underpanties up while in the Oval Office. But you know how I feel about "political correctness," and I think Obama bought into that sometimes. You also know way more about the Republican party that I do. What happened to John Kasich, former Governor of Ohio? I would have considered voting for him (I was not a Hilliary fan) in 2016, and even this year, had he gotten the nomination.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
I think it would be cool in both the Republican and Democratic parties could find young, charismatic, and INTELLIGENT candidates who can deliver their respective messages clearly. Then those of us who follow them would be encouraged to have intelligent, responsible discussions about specifics, and not repeat bullshi*t memes like "Black Lives Matter" and "Make America Great Again."
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@porwest (78702)
• United States
25 Nov 20
@TheHorse But we need to be careful about those kinds of candidates as well. Obama was young and charismatic and could deliver his message. Unfortunately he was a lousy president. Trump was not young, not charismatic, had trouble delivering his message, but was a very good president. And i am not making that comment as a republican. I am making it as an observation of how effective their policies were. I always have to point out that I was a Clinton fan mostly, and mostly liked a lot of his policies. To me it is policy that matters most. But winning an election is sometimes about the other things I mentioned.
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