It baffles me that 67 million Americans can vote for a convicted felon and rapist. In hindsight it's amusing anyone thought there was some kind of blackmail tape someone had on that man. I figure about the only thing that can defeat him is his McDonalds diet at this point.
It's why Peter Thiel insisted on JD Vance as VP, to replace Trump when the inevitable happens.
American voters did a shameful thing voting for Trumpism.
Given Thiel's connection and resourcefulness, he probably can engineer something to make JD Vance the next POTUS real fast. For example, some previously unknown heart condition of Trump.
A Vance Presidency can effectively lock Musk out of the power circle.
USA will lead the world into a new age of "Techbrocracy" (Not to be confused with "#technocracy")
@kongakong @Npars01 @Gargron Can suspicions between the Musk/Trump and Thiel/Vance camps be leveraged to blow their administration up with infighting?
Well, it is not entirely impossible.
There was no love lost between Trump and Musk in the past. In the recent rally, it is also very clear that Trump disdained Musk's attention grabbing. You can't put two prima donnas on the same stage.
It'd be very hard to drive a wedge between Thiel and Vance. Vance is nobody without Thiel. Thiel is so powerful he alone engineered a bank run (Silicon Valley Bank) through his chatroom.
Thiel can outsmart the three of 'em easily
@kongakong @dalias @Npars01 @Gargron
The White House does have upper storey windows, after all.
@dalias @kongakong @Npars01 @Gargron Let's poke the bear and find out.
@dalias @kongakong @Npars01 @Gargron Actually, on reflection, yes, this is their weakest spot. Thiel and Musk are going to fight for power.
@kongakong @Npars01 @Gargron It wouldn't take much. Offer Trump a pardon and about $100 million and he'll walk away from the White House without hesitation.
I don't see why Trump wants to walk away now. Through this election, Americans validated his racism and justified his ego.
You know, we are not dealing with a run-of-the-mill conman here. Trump is a pathological liar and has many psychological problems, as his niece Mary Trump attested. Trump is not going to quit for some petty cash and a pardon.
I am sure he believes he is a historical figure, as great as Washington and Lincoln.
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, and Mao were also figures in history.
Millions died as a consequence of that history.
For sure.
During the peak of BLM protests, at least the paramilitary covered their insignia and used unmarked vehicles to arrest "antifa". They knew their use of violence on the protestors could be reprimanded.
This time around, Trump and his muscles will shoot indiscriminately at anyone they deem "enemies within".
@kongakong @Npars01 @pawsplay @Gargron Kent state 2.0 all over America.
Trump knows his life free and not in jail relies on staying in office.