I don't give a rat's ass if Trump accepts the results or not.

[Drunken Irishman]

I am tired of the media asking him this question. It's irrelevant. He doesn't have to accept the results. Roy Moore refused to accept the results to his senate loss a couple years ago and we all moved on. Trump can be dragged from the White House if that's what it'll take.

[Lars39]

1. They need to start asking him what he's going to do in his retirement.

[goose2300]

7. Or in prison

Criminal asshole.

[onetexan]

73. Good one!

That will hurt

[LiberalLovinLug]

76. "Or in prison"

This.
With the way he has treated the free press, I can't understand why they are still so cordial with him. Still always frame questions in the best possible light for him. Like his answer to that actually is important to anyone other than himself.

I don't get either why even ask him that? I suppose for ratings, anticipating that he will answer just as he did. To get a headline.

Why not ask, "If you lose, are you prepared to face the criminal charges that will be waiting for you?"

[JI7]

13. They should ask him why he won't release taxes, give dna in rape trial

Ask him who were his friends that he claimed died in 9-11.

Ask him about bone spurs.

Ask why he demands those around him get tested for coronavirus and he doesn't get near the audience or shakes their hands. But is ok having the audience packed closely together.

[Delmette2.0]

22. +1,000 nt

[NoRoadUntravelled]

54. The Press should ask all those questions and they should start now.

Tell him "The People want to know."

[LizBeth]

2. Absolutely. I was saying this when it first started. Shouldn't be asked, he should be ignored.

It is like media and people playing this are feeding Trump.

[Mike 03]

4. "...feeding Trump"

That is exactly what they are doing, as if this a TV game show. It's almost as if the reporters baiting him are not taking into account the enormity of what is at stake here.

[LizBeth]

6. Right.

[TwilightZone]

3. It's all bluff and bluster. At heart, he's a complete coward.

When the time comes, he'll leave without incident, outside of more bleating.

[Thekaspervote]

12. Agree!

[Cha]

5. Oh yeah.. put me in the column too.

He won't accept Reality.. the fucking asshole LIES about Winning the popular vote in 2016.

[handmade34]

8. f#ck him...

[world wide wally]

9. No shit!

[walkingman]

10. Ditto - I could care less what Trump says or thinks.

edited to add - I wish someone would take a cattle prod to his BIG butt.

[regnaD kciN]

11. The problem is...

...Roy Moore couldn't call out the military to keep him in office.

Could Trump? I don't know if any of these "get state legislatures to assign Trump electors no matter how their people vote" scenarios are workable but, if they are, they're fully constitutional -- as even a liberal SCOTUS would have to concede -- and so Trump could be validly re-elected despite Biden gaining 270+ electoral votes if the states hadn't intervened. And, thus, being validly re-elected, he could command the military to put down any "insurrection" objecting to the theft, and they'd have no choice but to obey his orders.

[Drunken Irishman]

14. You don't know but then go on to dangerously speculate.

What a message to be sending as people gear up to vote - no matter how many of you vote for Biden, no matter how big his win, Trump can just have the electors vote for him regardless. Do you not get how fucking dangerous of a message that is or do you just not care? The fastest way to get people to not vote is to believe voting won't matter and you're literally pushing a bullshit conspiracy theory that is based on the premise that no matter how many people vote - it won't matter.

It's gross. But I guess I could see it if you secretly wanted Trump to win. That would make sense to push baseless bullshit like that hoping it turns off enough voters so he can legitimately win.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

46. thank you.

anyone who doesnt think this site is being watched needs to wake up.
posts like this tell the wrong ppl that their crap is selling.

[northoftheborder]

65. I don't think these scenarios of what if....

...are positive. Don't give the idiot any ideas. He's not smart enough to come up with his own plots - he just grabs any sinister idea he hears no matter how crazy and shouts it out. Also, I'm sick of the media continually asking these questions.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

66. anyone who doesnt think this site is being watched

shouldn't be using the intertubes.
they will be watching what sells. we need to learn not to buy their shit.

[Thekaspervote]

15. If you fully wade into this topic you'll find it is sooo way out there...

Swing states with dem govs that have to sign off on any election law allowing legislators to appoint a loyal group of electors, even a conservative SCOTUS willing to subvert the will of the majority when he doesn’t reach 270.. cuckoo!!

And it gets even crazier..the guy has lost it

[JFK1961]

52. Not that he won't try . . .

However, Thekaspervote is correct. There seems to be a lot of talk regarding state legislators arbitrarily choosing electors. That is not what is allowed or prescribed when the Constitution discusses this. The Constitution simply states that the state legislature shall determine how the electors vote. That is determined by existing law--not a an instant poll at the time of the election.

No state allows for the replacement of elected electors by any others except in the case of the death or incapacity of an elector. Then, the replacement is chosen by the leadership of the winning electors. The only variance is whether the elected electors are required to vote for the candidate they were representing. Some states require that, others don't. But, since the electors for each party or candidate are chosen by that candidate's organization, it's quite unlikely that any Biden elector would vote for tRump.

Again, it won't be a surprise whatever tRump does, but it's not correct that he could just get the Republicon legislatures to replace the legitimate electors.

[TwilightZone]

17. Neither can Trump.

Their allegiance is to the president. If that president is Biden, they will throw Trump out on his ass.

Won't need to. He's a coward. He'll leave without incident, guaranteed.

[TimeToGo]

40. Not sure that's exactly true with regard to the military

[sarcasmo]

16. Looking forward to the video of Trump being drug out of the White House.

[Bobstandard]

20. Oh me too!

I’ll play it on a loop! Gifs for everyone!

[warmfeet]

18. Drag that asshole from the white house

directly to the work house.

[Tommymac]

19. IMHO He is just a criminal angling for the best plea bargain terms he can get.

By threatening one horrible thing after another, he is just trying to get good terms legally after he is fucking thrown out of the WH on his sorry Killer Clown ass.

You know, we all watch Law & Order...the crook says 'I'll doink my doinkee' again unless you give me a reduced sentence...and the lawyers fret and stew and the legal system does it's thing regardless.

Don't forget that there are 30% of them; that means there are at least 60% of us. Fuck the Killer Clowns noise, he is a coward and will fold before you can say "person".

[Whiskeytide]

39. You win the thread! He's posturing to pitch a deal ...

... to Biden. “Pardon me, and I’ll stop the bullshit.”

[bdamomma]

21. drag his ass out

PERIOD.

[dawg day]

23. I agree- the more the media acts like he has the power to reject the election results--

the more violence there will be when he loses.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

49. Good point.

The media really needs to inject more factual info to highlight the radical nature of this RWBS.

[stopwastingmymoney]

24. My take

He can sit in the White House as long as he likes...but he won’t be President anymore

[ffr]

25. 100% agree. Everyone needs to stop giving credence to the stupid questions!

The American Experiment either succeeds or fails in the next 100 days.

[Cryptoad]

26. Do u give a rats ass if

the SCOTUS doesn't accept the results?

[Drunken Irishman]

31. Why would I give a rat's ass about something that isn't going to happen?

That's like asking me if I would care if the SCOTUS ruled tomorrow that every other baby born in the United States had to be put to death.

[Cryptoad]

37. Is that a "NO"?

[Drunken Irishman]

38. About putting every other baby born in the US to death? Yeah, I guess I'd be opposed to that.

[mudstump]

27. Perhaps the "losers" and "suckers" in the military will remove you, Donny.

[treestar]

28. Agreed. The media is idiotic. They let him gain attention

this way. They should be reporting on how we could have a POTUS that thinks he has any way around his losing.

[Sogo]

29. Stacey Abrams never conceded the governor's race in GA.

Guess what? It didn't matter. It's just a formality and not a legality.

I totally agree with your OP.

And when Biden was asked about it, he said, he had not doubt that on January 20, when a new President is sworn in, any trespassers remaining in the WH will be removed by the Secret Service.

[Dr. Jack]

30. Trump is going to find out just how powerless and alone he really is

If anyone thinks the military, the courts, the states (most of them), average citizens, congress, and Biden would just shrug and say "ok, I guess you're an emperor now" then you have too little faith in the United States. Trump is leaving the white house one way or another. If he doesn't do so peacefully, we have other methods to make it happen.

[pnwmom]

32. You should give a rats ass if his non-acceptance means his campaign

is conspiring with Republican governors of swing states to appoint their own set of electors, bypassing the popular vote of the people in the state.

Which, it turns out, is constitutional. The issue came up as recently as Bush v. Gore.

This is what a report in the Atlantic is alleging.

[Drunken Irishman]

33. I don't.

[TimeToGo]

42. That's not what happened in 2000

But, that doesn’t mean something bad couldn’t happen

[pnwmom]

45. I realize that. But the constitutionality of appointing electors also came up. nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

71. That was a terrifying article, but I'm glad they put it out there.

Shining a light on this backdoor weakness could help prevent the GOP from exploiting it.

[McKim]

34. I Must Ask......

I must ask why is Donald Trump the subject of so many more stories on DU than Joe Biden?
Are we doing right by paying him so much attention? I want to hear about all Joe's speeches here.
Let us not fall into the tabloidization frenzy that plague other sites.

[rickyhall]

35. Extradite him to New York.

[PNW-Dem]

36. and fuck his "armed followers"

They are nothing but a bunch of posing cowards.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[movingviolation]

68. Ha! The morbidly obese twins

They look like those dudes from the seventies that rode minibikes!

[C Moon]

41. The media is trying to make him look sane. They are doing their old "make it a close election"

so they can sell more ads.

[Pobeka]

43. 90% chance he's out of the country or resigned/Pence pardoned before Jan 20.

Problem is: Where does he go? Does Putin still get something from a washed up poltician who is a broke reality TV star? I suppose Putin may want to liquidate all of Trump's assets if anything remains of value...

[Grokenstein]

44. Prepare.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

47. if we are lucky, he strokes out watching

state after state being called at poll close.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

48. I agree

It's an inappropriate question by the media and Trump's response is wholly inappropriate.

[BootinUp]

50. I hope he does test the matter. Should be entertaining. Nt

[mcar]

51. That's how I feel too, DI

It's a stupid question.

[patphil]

53. I've often wondered, where does one get a rat's ass to give anyway?

I mean, this sounds like cruelty to rats to me.
If we gave the whole rat that might not be so bad.

It's like saying I don't give a flying fuck.
I didn't know fucks could fly!

Of course they could be referring to fuckers, and may be they can fly, or maybe they can't. We'd have to throw them out of an airplane at say, 10,000 feet to find out.

Perhaps we could throw the fuckers out with a rat, or throw the fucking rats out.
But then why wait for them to engage in sex before throwing them out?

Gosh! its a complicated world!

I'll settle for the Secret Service dragging Trump out of the White House on January 20, 2021.

[In It to Win It]

55. Fucking Right! We'll drag him out kicking and screaming if necessary

[tclambert]

56. The question should be: Will Trump peacefully surrender to law enforcement when they come

to handcuff him right after Biden takes the Oath?

The real question is which agency gets first priority to arrest him? The FBI is a good, solid bet. I'd kinda like to see the Postal Inspectors arrest him.

[LPBBEAR]

57. I agree and additionally......

I don't care if he wins or loses. Drag his criminal ass out of the White House no matter which way the election goes.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

58. el pendejo es loco, yet to keep asking same idiotic question and ..

..expecting a different response IS insane! Just tired of listening, watching know nothing guy say repeat the same ole tired routine. Rex Tillerson had it right [allegedly] ...tRump is a f#$king moron!

Yet, here we are same as in 2016-- MSM giving him free airtime to spew his hateful racist propaganda and lies. When he loses, he will be required to leave the WH y punto! If he resists--so be it, he'll be frogmarched out of D.C. where he'll inevitably be indicted for numerous crimes. Y ay sta! [that's it!]

[Ligyron]

67. DC needs to have warrants ready so the minute Joe is sworn in, he's arrested.

Maybe they already do via that Grand Jury? IDK, the whole thing is so complicated I forget who or what did or did not do anything. Still, they could grab him for extradition to New York if that state has something ready.

Wouldn't that be great to see on live tee vee? I hope he resists and they have to take him down and kneel on his neck for awhile. Not enough to kill him mind you, because they next have to be careful putting him in back of the squad care so he doesn't hit his head on the way in. If they mess up, maybe that thing on the top of his head will cushion the blow a bit. That's if it doesn't get scrapped off on the way in. How embarrassing that would be.

There again, he may know what's liable to happen and not even show up for the inauguration. He's not going to be gracious and shake Joe's hand like a real human ex President would, that's for sure and I don't think Vlad likes losers so maybe he'll be in no extradition treaty Venezuela with his new buddy.

[yuiyoshida]

59. OH PLEASE PLEASE DRAG HIM OUT FEET FIRST..

please!!!!!!

[cheezmaka]

60. I don't care if Trump accepts the results or not either....

That's why we have the National Guard. My guess is that in January the Secret Service will declare him a "trespasser" if he decides to stay. If by chance he tries to influence the "electors" then look for a "massive insurrection"! We think this nation is in turmoil NOW with the protests????

[Illumination]

61. Have the guys in the white coats put him in a straight jacket & haul his big fat a** out

on a dolly!...

[Blue Owl]

62. Just admit it Donny...

You fucking suck, you're a big fat racist nazi slob, and you're gonna LOSE in November to a decent man.

[vlyons]

63. Trump is a coward with a big mouth

He will go peacefully, escorted out by the Secret Service and the US Marshalls. About a week earlier, the WH staff will already be packing his stuff and transporting it to wherever. I just hope they count all the silver before he leaves.

[dlk]

64. Decent Americans are going to kick this loser to the curb

Trump can plot and plan as much as he likes, he will still be gone in January. Americans have had enough!

[marble falls]

69. Absolutely. In fact I'd prefer dragging him out of the WH no matter what.

[Pacifist Patriot]

70. There are issues they go beyond whether Trump verbally concedes or not.

That has no bearing on the outcome whatsoever. It really doesn't matter what he thinks...unless he bogs us down in litigation. He may not be able to squat in the White House come noon on January 20, 2021 if the Electoral College has certified the results and he's lost. But his inability to accept a loss and concede like a responsible adult sure can make for a very messy transition period indeed.

I think that's really what the question is asking. It's not the concern that he'll try to stay in office if he loses, it's will he not be able to psychologically accept a loss and cause a whole lot of damage on his way out.

[rockfordfile]

72. lol trump just tossed a toy out and some people are chasing it

[samsingh]

74. i agree. Why are we going to accept the election results if he steals the election?

traitor trump cannot win without cheating

[Beartracks]

75. Like he's got that option.

He doesn't. A peaceful transfer of power is non-negotiable.

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[TryLogic]

77. "I am tired of the media asking him this question." Absolutely!

It is a foolish, inappropriate question that generates anxiety among the public. I want agencies like the FBI need to have a plan in case he refuses to leave or some other nonsense, but giving him the TV time is bad for everyone.

[TryLogic]

78. PS They should follow Rachel's lead and focus on what Trump and his mob are doing, not what they

are saying. They are all a bunch of liars.

It is a really bad idea to give a con man lots of exposure! It just risks more people getting conned.

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

79. In some ways I kinda hope he doesn't . . .

I'd love to see him dragged the fuck out kicking and screaming in a strait jacket!!

Not 'arf vicious. am I