The past week and its showcase of President Donald Trump's erratic behavior offered a window into how he would deal with defeat.
Surely he would offer excuses and question the results. But would he do something more drastic?For that matter, how would he act after a victory? I reached out to Kate Andersen Brower, the journalist, CNN contributor and author of a number of books about presidents and the presidency, most recently"Team of Five: The Presidents' Club in the Age of Trump," about the most recent presidents and their relationships with each other.Our Q-and-A, lightly edited, is below.
The haphazard way the Trump campaign approached the transition is dangerous. To be sure part of that is because no one on his campaign team had even taken the time to put together an acceptance speech. They did not think they would win.Trump won the election in part by saying he would"drain the swamp" but there are basic responsibilities of the federal government that he would have been better equipped to manage if he had some level of institutional knowledge .
When the fund for small businesses went not one small in my area Dallas Tx gotten any funding because only the big cooperations qualified, some of us dont have great credit are we had trouble with the law in our pass so out businesses goes unnoticed.
His defeat sounds so good
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Trump 2020
Maybe it will give him an ideal of what it feels like to be evicted ?
I have a pretty good idea how he'll react if he doesn't win the election. Its how everyone else will react that I'm worried about.
So not interested in Trumps feeling and his reaction. He doesn't care a shit about the American People. He is a bully who promotes disharmony. He disrespects the living and the dead. His ego and self interest comes first before the American People who he 'Swore to Protect'.
Yeah, that's what Hillary looked like when she realized she was done!!! Priceless!!!
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How come,how can he be defeated?!!!?
Trump 2020 and cnn enemy of usa 🇺🇸
It's not just the Democrats wanting Trump gone. Trump doomed U.S.
Don't count him down & out easily because this chap is not a classic politician
Poppy ganda...
If he does lose, which I don't think he will, could it be handled any worse than Clinton and all the bullshit the media and demonicratic party has pulled on the taxpayers of this country.
CNN - Trump’s biggest ally. They just don’t know it.
Bahahaha....Trump’s defeat? NEVER! Fake News CNN is a joke. Trump has a 41% approval rating among blacks, which is 40% higher than CNN. His win is now guaranteed....suck on that CNN.
He won’t want to lose as it opens him up to a whole gamut of legal prosecution He will want to appoint a successor who would pardon him of any and all crimes before leave office with the plan being IVANKA as first female president - that is egos at play
LOCK HIM UP!
Luckily, we won’t be finding out.
He has not much more techniques: just double down lies , FakeNews, division, diversion , scapegoats...
If trump wins re-election it will go straight to his over inflated ego.
So if the riots are only happening in dem led states its trumps fault?
CNN did you know you were lying about the Russia Collusion hoax, or were the Democrats able to dupe you bc you don’t even attempt to be journalists?
Although I would feel sorry for him, our country cannot survive one more term with him in office.
TheAmericanpeopleneedtobuildawallwithTrumpontheotherside.
He's been showing us what and who he was before the electoral college shoved him in our throat like a bad medication.
With 'vicious hounds' and 'ominous weapons' I reckon.
The GOP have no apparent plan on how to deal with POTUS now so what can be expected in the face of dangerously traumatic defeat in November - If indeed the country does not implode before that
Hoax fakenewsmedia
Cnn is anti USA pro china
The worst news ever
Has anyone hit this baby up with some good old Donald J subtitling yet
Sorry. Do not care. As long as he Does Not win. 😔
SDNY will be waiting for him once he leaves office. You can expect them to service notices to appear or risk being arrested.
Defeat? There will be no defeat that is why you Wolf are a Donkey.
Even more frightening, what if he wins? Can you imagine how unhinged he'll be?
Trump 2024 !!!!!!
Hope I live long enough to see his biography after he croaks,, should be very informative...
This man is crazy and needs to be removed from office. Look at how fanatical republicans are about protecting this morally bankrupt stupid, stupid man. People we need to vote trump out and McConnell and every other person who supports trumps agenda.
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In a word: Badly. December and January will be tough months for the nation.
Defeat? Lol. You think if you pretend it’s already happened that it must be real? CNN has given up on any pretenses and openly pushes DNC talking points. The problem is that nobody watches their shows. Robot Chicken (a 15 minute stop motion gag show) pulls in more viewers.
AmericanRevolution2.0
So you’re sayin he’s going to lose? FakeNewsCNN
😂🤪🤪🤪🤪
After the election, he will be the next Supreme Leader, he has all his general on line, Wake up American people.
This CNN deception is thinking past the sale. CNN is pretending Trump's defeat is imminent and that his (pretend) state of mind would struggle with the 'reality' of the defeat. In truth, they have no idea what is in his mind and they know he is nearly impossible to defeat.
The sad thing is.. Trump/Putin have already won in a way... with his fraudulent attack of the media
In the past few yrs, you CNN lied about Russian, Ukraine quidpro, and many more lies. And now u accusing him erratic behavior. 😂😂 You will always the EnemyOfThePeople forever.
اور تُم لڑائِیاں اور لڑائِیوں کی افواہ سُنو گے۔ خَبردار! گھبرا نہ جانا! کِیُونکہ اِن باتوں کا واقِع ہونا ضرُور ہے لیکِن اُس وقت خاتِمہ نہ ہوگا۔ You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren`t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
What i am interested to know is how YOU would deal with defeat!
Oh please with the CNN propaganda
realDonaldTrump will get re-elected! GeorgeFloydRiots have backfired!
Easiest place to block fake/racist Trump bots...thank God for CNN.
I’m guessing you guys are already working on the excuses if Biden loses. ChinaNewsNetwork
Hmmmm....'erratic' is a nice polite word for it.
realDonaldTrump just pack and go. BLACKS MATTER
I hope that after he is defeated in November the press just ignores him. Reports nothing about him or his family. That would be a fitting send-off.
Cool NFL reporting, CNN. PERHAPS U COULD FIND TIME TO REPORT THAT THE JOBS REPORT U SHOWED ALL DAY YESTERDAY WAS A GIANT LIE?
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He needs to step down or be replaced this election because clearly he is not operating with any sign of intelligence. His behavior has been radical and less than sane. He shows no empathy, and has shown no regard for American lives.
I see very bad for China and Europe
We will brace ourselves, because it will happen.
Another 4 years.
You just remember that come election night!
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