But if there is consensus on the high odds of more disruption, there is hardly uniformity on its precise manifestation. Here are seven scenarios that are something less than predictions but — by virtue of the experience of the people interviewed — something more than pure parlor-game speculation.
In different manifestations of the scenario, the logic is the same: Trump has shown in his business career that he is willing to declare bankruptcy and shed liabilities in order to fight again another day. If remaining in the public eye, and perhaps fashioning a path for his children or some other designated political heir to keep the Trump brand alive in coming years, he might calculate that is better to get out early rather than risk a massive repudiation in November.
A more conventional shakeup scenario is one that campaigns in trouble often have turned to — firing the campaign manager or reinforcing that person with some wizened party pooh-bah — almost never to good effect. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, for instance, shares an interest in having Trump stay president in order to install conservative judges. But if he perceives Trump is a loser who endangers the GOP’s Senate majority, their interests could violently collide. “At the end of the day, the Senate majority leader wants to be the Senate majority leader,” said another former senior White House official.
Other scenarios we heard: Trump baits Twitter with tweets so inflammatory that the social media giant kicks him off the platform. Either big advances or big setbacks in the effort to contain Covid-19. Seismic endorsements, such as Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, resigning from the executive branch and endorsing Biden.A high temperature and a dry cough
One scenario to watch closely if Trump decides to leave the race or loses it: his use of pardon power to insulate allies and family members from any post-presidency legal probes. One point of constitutional ambiguity: Can a president pardon himself?
If I were Joe I’d be happy if he wasn’t there.
Let's hope the door hits him on the way out, numerous times...
You assuming he will leave?!
All the more reason to vote Trump out.
I will be surprised if he leaves the Oval Office.
Is this because of sour grapes or the APB that will be issued for Trump's arrest as soon as Biden is sworn in?
realDonaldTrump will be on plane out of the country is he doesn't want to die in prison
If I am Biden, I’ll tell Americans that I won’t see Trump after being elected.
No loss there
Sorry George. He wont be able to attend, because he will be in the booking room at the SDNY
Well duh He will probably have to be physically removed from office.
He would have checked himself into jail..So...Yes! He won't be showing up..
That would be great! After all, who the hell would want to see him there?
As a Canadian, why do I subject myself to what's going on in the US? Many Americans ask that of 'foreigners'. What Mad King Donald does in the US affects the rest of the world When he's not playing President, he's playing doctor, then lawyer, then schools administrator.
I believe you George
Will be a day of celebration
We should be so lucky
A bum to the end...oh well
In my dreams, he’s to busy with Federal Marshals!
They should bring him straight to his arraignment then.
And I am sure Joe is ok with his no show.
This is good news. I wouldn’t want him at any event. He doesn’t deserve it
That's very possible because he will be in jail
Well duh! And he won't be at the WH to greet President Biden.
I believe if he loses, he will resign and leave the hand over to Pence.
Sore loser.....BUT who needs or wants him there anyway
I can’t see TRUMPHOLE &family not making a BIG scene at the inauguration! I would BARR him & family from attending!
He will be on a jet to a country with no extradition treaty with the US.
I can’t wait to see him after he loses. Watch how fast everyone bails on him. It’ll just be him and his dull children.
Hopefully he’ll be in the US Marshall’s custody !
Who cares?...the sooner we can forget about him the better...besides he’ll be too busy trying to stay out of jail
I'd love it if he was there, Biden swears in, turns to Trump and says, 'you're fired.'
You will find him at one of his golf clubs sucking the last dime that he can out of the US Treasury!
When 45pp✳️ looses the 2020 election, he may be too busy trying to cause civil upheaval, to distract from his attempt to avoid prosecution, for possibly bank fraud, tax evasion, the 20 allegations of alleged sexual assaults & rape, & whatever else investigations uncover.
The inauguration requires the living presidents to be there but DopeyDon is BrainDeadDon and he would not count, who wants an ArseHole at the most memorable moment in your life. DopeyDon wants to make sure no-ones looking to claim political asylum at the Russian Embassy!
There is 0.00% chance he will attend, that would require him to have a scintilla of class or respect for our country. He's a horrible person and president. And, I am terrified of what this psycho will do to destroy the country between election day and inauguration day.
If there is an inauguration, trump and Putin are going to overthrow the government. trumpRussianDictator
Of course! He’ll be in Moscow by then!
Agreed! He has never been gracious, in winning or losing.
Trump will probably take that long awaited vacation to Moscow. Maybe they will make him a resident...
i wouldn't want that horrible idiot criminal traitor there if I was Biden
Trump can’t stand to lose. He would rather burn down the building.
bnic Really... would anyone want him there?
No one wants him!
Make it happen
Because Trump will not leave the White House even if he is defeated in November 2020.
No one wants to see his sprayed face there.
If Trump does show to Biden’s inauguration he’ll see what a real crowd looks like. He’ll be too busy sulking because he and his band of grifters won’t be able to tap that inaugural fund to the tune of millions like they did in 16
i'm sure the Adams family is thrilled about that. gtconway3d
Not “if” but “when”
Good. The next inauguration just jumped in classiness by 110% VoteBlue2020
Good! No one will want him there anyways. He will be history. Very bad history.
As only a coward would do.
I’d love if he did go. The look on his face would be Priceless !
He’ll call in sick with COVID
He'll be getting fitted for his orange jumpsuit and slip on sneakers
Will he even be in the WH after the election? He can write Executive Orders from any golf course as well as issue pardons. Forget any form of smooth transition. Maybe, big maybe, FLOTUS will greet the new First Lady.
Can SDNY have him in jail on that day?
That alone is worth voting.
Donald is going to start a civil war.... and not abdicate quietly
The best humiliation, Hugh. People say the largest crowd every.
He is such a crybaby!!
I doubt Biden will attend his own inauguration, unless cameras are off and it’s in his basement.
And I wonder how badly team trump will trash the WH on their last day
You mean WHEN he loses right? 2020_VoteBlue
We are all prisoners in Donald Trump’s mind. Even Donald Trump is his own prisoner. Very tragic and deadly times.
And George Conway, again, is right.
He should flee to a country w/o an extradition treaty.
Hopefully, by then, he'll be in hospital with Coronavirus... fighting for his life... and losing.
Notice he says if
Of course not - his personality is just way too weak for that
Wonder why George thinks that 😉😉😉 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Who the hell would want to be in the same room with narcissist Trump? Biden will be fortunate if the Carnival barker stays home. REPUBLICAN AGAINST TRUMP.
That was how you gave HC the media victory until the last minute.
Can’t wait to see that
Solid odds.
I can't imagine trumpy still being in the USA. First chance he gets he will be off to Russia. He might go AWOL in early November. Will be interesting if he loses. I don't think Putin likes losers.
Good, he's the last person I want to see there!
NO ONE WILL MISS THE ORANGE BLOB.
He'll be on a plane to a country with no extradition.
45 is going to be packing a bag and will be trying to get out of the country before he gets arrested. LOCK HIM UP!! LOCK HIM UP!!
Who gives a shit, better if he crawls under a rock along with the rest of his ilk
It will be those damn pesky bone spurs......always pop up when needed!
Shouldn’t he be somewhere else then anyway? Besides who wants his MAGAFATASS ruining the party? CreepyTrump
Can you imagine Trump joining this group photo?
POTUS is not man enough to lose graciously but lose he will. WorstPresidentEver
I bet Joe is fine with that.
He won’t get out of jail in time
Who?
Likely, JoeBiden's inauguration would not be a crowd event... after all, there's a pandemic.
Do we have to put up a picture of Trump in the WH since he won't dedicate a picture of Obama?
Well he’ll be in jail so there’s that
Biden ! Absolutely no chance?
Is will be a better day if he isn't there, but Joe better have the bunker checked before everyone goes home!
First dementia Joe has to cross the finish line. Good luck with that. If he wins it proves the stupidity of so many.
Pipedream ! Biden will not be anywhere near any inauguration !
And that would suit us just fine! It would be celebrated!
Tell me what ex president attended their replacement. They great each other have a few words the ex president boards marine helicopter and departs the next is sworn in
Good! He won’t be missed and he doesn’t belong on the steps of the Capitol with the other former Presidents
Joe Biden will never do a tradition a true debate with Trump. He does not have the mental acuity. It will be interesting to see how his handlers gets him out of it.
I’m sure Biden will feel blessed.
That is, if Biden remembers himself to show up for his inauguration.
Who cares what George says. He was stupid enough to vote for Drumpf
No doubt!
This story is why we need to defund the media. How is this news?!?! This is purely propaganda, crap. Learn to code, bro’s. BernieSanders
Biden Will be a no-show at his inauguration even if he shows
How about the bring him in a straight jacket fedup
Of course he won’t as Trump is just a NYC slumlord socialite with no morals.
Trump is a very small minded man. But seriously would anyone really miss him.
Now that will be fun the ventilar king being deposed
There's absolutely no doubt about it. He'll probably be on air at Fox news as Biden takes the oath.
George really thinks Biden will win🤣
Wrong prediction
The man has no shame
KellyAnne’s loyalty to her boss is unparalleled. She defends him with passion, even on indefensible issues. No wonder George is so jealous of The Donald
Good riddance to bad rubbish!!
Just getting him out of the White House will require the National Guard. He will be screaming “hoax” “voting fraud” and everything inbetween. The Country must be prepared for much more ugliness when this moron loses and refuses to leave the WH.
So?
Since that won’t happen nobody really gives a shit what this assholes says
Who cares
It would be better if he didn't show up.
Like everything with him, it will be a first.
Didn’t Trump already say he wasn’t going? I saw a thing about it no less than a week ago
If course not.
you have the cart in front of the horse. Politico will print any off the wall thing Put some money on it short shot
Most likely trump will be in U.S. Marshal custody
The real question is whether Biden going to come to Trump's inauguration.
George Conway is taking too much booze.
He won’t be invited .. Talk about making history 👏👏👏👏
Good
he's a small petty man, no manners even after military school. BunkerBaby is a zero.
He might be able to get a day pass from jail...
Most people hope he is a no show, pack up,take your entire family and go
this guy is earning millions from democrats just by telling them things they like to hear. this President might lose in november but this guy is training democrats to consume Republican messaging. good on him!
Who wants trump to be there? He’ll only screw it up.
Twitter should shut his account at that point.
Hopefully Trump will actually be moving out of the White House. I am terrified that he won't. Skip the inauguration, fine. Just get the hell out of Washington Traitor . What are your thoughts gtconway3d ?
I think he will resign if before the inauguration and will flee the country. Probably to Moscow. But who knows?
“I Don’t Care, Do You?”
His lips to God's ears. The faster Trump becomes irrelevant the better.
No one wants Trump there, either.
And who in their right mind would expect him to attend?
Spurs bigly 🤷🏽
You are lowering your standards to now quoting George Conway musing on what he thinks might take place in 6 months...
He'll be on an unmarked private jet heading to Moscow.
That is why there is a probability that he would resign before Christmas and have Pence pardon him and his family. No chance he would ride in the same limousine with a person who has vowed not to pardon him and who he asked Ukraine to investigate.
It would be no great loss. The visual would be jarring as a transfer of power exercise, but no one would actually miss his sad orange face.
Biden will be a no show for any debate.
Well THAT’S a no-brainer!
I thought you said Trump wouldn’t leave.
That’s great!
Who wants him
Trump is a no show now! He does not show up for the American people, he does his kkk rallies for the ego boost. He won't leave the WH when he loses, he will have to be hauled out by the military!!
Hopefully someone can think of an even worse humiliation, one that he can't hide from.
He is going to win trump 2020
And the world will cheer!
Easy prediction. It's highly likely Trump will resign so Pence can pardon him if he loses.
Running from the feds. Or bone spurs acting up.
It will be hard to attend, if he is in custody
I didn’t know they gave prisoners day passes for inaugurations
And I predict there will be masks required. So there. He won’t be there. 😷
It's too late for elections. Elections presuppose peace, unity, order, willingness to tolerate, compromise. We have none of that.
He should be dis invited
If and a big if that Biden can make it through the debates
Won’t be missing him.
Biden’s new FBI Director and his new AG probably won’t be there either. They’ll be in a room with Trump.
so edgy
Good riddance.
oh, and NO CLASS.
He'll be in the White House bunker cuz y'all know he ain't leaving.
GOOD. We are sick of seeing Trump. He won't go because he won't get to talk bullshit.
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