Foxtrol wrote: » He'd tried to run before that, the narrative that 2016 was his first try is standard Trump nonsense to make him appear like he never loses. At that point Trump was knee deep in the birther stuff and that was obviously already a play for a run by getting him on side with the right wing conspiracy nut jobs that are still his base today.
Muahahaha wrote: » I think it was 1988 he spoke about running but that turned out to be a publicity stunt just to promote Brand Trump, he was never serious about it. Then also Roger Stone had him pretend that he wanted to run against Pat Buchanan as the Reform Party candidate, that was a ruse by Roger Stone to break any chance of a three party system emerging.
Muahahaha wrote: » Is the wall even mentioned by US media anymore? And whats its status, will it become a mark of his failure during the election campaign given how central it was to the last election campaign.
abff wrote: » Given the ever increasing toxicity being displayed by Trump and the apparent stupidity of many of his die hard gun toting supporters, how long is it going to take before one of them decides to take a pot shot at Obama? I hope Obama is ramping up his security right now.
pixelburp wrote: » It's not violence against Obama I'd be concerned about, but around the November election. Or indeed after it if the votes swing to Biden. There has been enough worry and chatter about Trump's ability to take a loss on the chin, given he couldn't even win 2016 with a modicum of grace. If Trump, Fox and - perhaps more pertinent for the flyover states and the like - Sinclair broadcasting all start winking at coups or conspiracies, it's possible those weekend warriors might find their call to arms
Itssoeasy wrote: » While Obama is kind of trump's latest target(again) it's the aftermath of the election if trump loses that could easily turn into a cluster. I mean people are thinking outloud whether trump will leaf the White House gracefully in January next year if he loses, when it's November to January that may make whether trump does as a picnic.
Manic Moran wrote: » No, not mentioned much but it is still progressing. Construction has not stopped due to coronavirus. (This is typical, construction of all sorts is still continuing here, subject to restrictions such as mask wear and proximity to others) Trump started with 650 miles (of various standards) already in place on the border 1,950 miles long. As of about a month ago, 156 miles had been completed, of which about 140 miles had been replacement wall, and 16 new miles constructed. Estimates are that some 450 miles will be completed (both new and replacement) by end 2020, with an additional 300 miles underway. If construction continues at current rates, which is, of course, dependent upon funding, and some matters of terrain which could affect funding, it seems reasonable that the vast majority (if not all) of the 1,950 miles could be completed by the end of a second Trump term.
blackwave wrote: » That's my biggest fear as well if Biden was to win the only thing is I can't see fox news promoting a call to arms but trump is a completely other story unfortunately.
listermint wrote: » Trump isn't getting a second term.
Manic Moran wrote: » Likely not, but it is a possibility. Otherwise, why bother with a campaign? Sure, Biden can just relax, be quiet, and ride inevitability to the White House. The wall is a campaign issue. If someone really does want a wall built, he can look at current construction rates and see that it is a practicable reality with a second term.
Manic Moran wrote: » If construction continues at current rates, which is, of course, dependent upon funding, and some matters of terrain which could affect funding, it seems reasonable that the vast majority (if not all) of the 1,950 miles could be completed by the end of a second Trump term.
RickBlaine wrote: » Towards the end of the 2016 campaign, when polls were pointing to a Clinton win, Trump started promoting the voter fraud theories and suggested he wouldn't easily accept a Clinton win. I suspect we will hear something similar around October / November if Biden is still doing well in the polls.
20Cent wrote: » ObamaGate didn't last very long. Sure something else will be along shortly.
hotmail.com wrote: » The predictions about Trump are continuously wrong on this thread.
Foxtrol wrote: » Trump now claims he has been taking Hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure for the last week or so. Studies so far have shown it does little as a cure and may increase likelihood of death and no one has spoken towards taking it as a preventative. According to him the evidence to support it are the positive calls he is getting from people. I don't believe for a second that he is actually taking it and he is just putting his supporters lives at risk if they blindly follow him. The comments panicked Fox news so much they aired this straight after his comments.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1262484050964631557?s=20
Itssoeasy wrote: » So Donald trump has said he's been taking hydroxychloroquine. The question is why as it's an anti malaria drug. You'd wonder some times. Also, the state department watchdog that was fired was investigating the SOS mike Pompeo's decision to approve arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the objections of congress and the same watch dog was reported to be close to finishing his report on it.
moon2 wrote: » The strength and length of that response is truly remarkable. If you told me last week, I would not have believed Fox news would go to such effort to convince people that Trump is giving incorrect life threatening suggestions to people. Just... Wow. And yet Biden is the one who's somehow supposed to be dangerous?
Professor Moriarty wrote: » Trump said today that Pompeo asked him to fire the inspector. Loyal to the end.
