I think Trump has decided that if he is going to go down, he's

[Raven]

going to go down in flames. Like a suicide bomber. He'll take the Country, his family, his friends and his enemies with him. Trump was pushing the line the other night on CNN. The admissions of guilt that he made were meant to be a challenge to see how far he could go. If he is stopped, he will burn it all down.

Just my opinion for what it's worth.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Of course Trump is trying to burn it all down because he is getting caught out on some of his crimes

He is like Putin who will destroy Ukraine if he cannot have it.

[malaise]

2. I just wish he'd stroke out and croak

That is all

[live love laugh]

3. ✔️+

[Xavier Breath]

4. But then sadly he couldn't take his friends and family with him. n/t

[Raven]

15. He will implicate them in his crimes.

[Golden Raisin]

8. 1000%!!!

[Rebl2]

13. 👆

[MLAA]

24. After having served a few years in prison as a precursor to hell.

Makes me almost wish I believed there really was a hell after life

[Enoki33]

5. Think Mary Trump agrees.

[fierywoman]

7. This -- Mary Trump said this a while ago.

[Amaryllis]

26. Was thinking the same.I remember that too.

[LeftinOH]

6. January 6th should have been the end of him - and the GOP.

The fact that it was not the end of them is, and will always be, horrifying.

[GenXer47]

10. the helicopter from WH to Mar-A-Lago

should never have landed.

[RKP5637]

12. The old GOP is long gone, of course. This is now "The American Terrorist Party."

Anyone still voting for republicans is really deluded, unless of course they believe in this new GOP.

[RKP5637]

9. He's a narcissistic sociopath. He does not give a fuck about anyone, anything. n/t

[Farmer-Rick]

34. Exactly

He has no plans to burn anything down.

He will just rage, abuse, con and lie his way into burning down the house. Because other people are not real to him. Only his little baby feelings matter. And most of that feeling is all about hate, revenge and hurting others.

I wish someone would ask him what does love feel like and watch him stumble and spit.

[moose65]

11. I hope he takes the GOP down

It has long been my belief that if Trump doesn't get the nomination, or if he gets a ton of pushback from the Republicans, that he would gladly start his own Trump Party (you know the asshole would name it after himself) and he would encourage his true disciples to abandon the Republican Party. Trump has no loyalty to anything except himself.

He would see Republican opposition as the ultimate betrayal and he would use his loud mouth to disparage and demean Republicans left and right, while he would no doubt leave the Dems alone. It would lead to the biggest Democratic election victory since Johnson in 64, and we could say Hello to the House majority and 60+ Dem Senators. It would be a dream come true

[SheilaAnn]

16. I, for one, certainly like your thinking. Why not? It could happen. n/t

[dalton99a]

18. +1. A distinct possibility

[onecaliberal]

14. This is a fact. He is going to burn the entire place to the ground.

[617Blue]

17. GOP is stuck with him

hopefully he takes them all down the drain with him.

[doubleplusgood]

19. Wait...Trump has friends? nt

[C_U_L8R]

20. It's that or prison

Trapped like a rat. He's got nothing to lose.

[wnylib]

28. And with nothing to lose, he is going all out.

First destroy the existing system in order to avoid legal consequences for all his actions.

Then once the system is destroyed, set himself up as the leader of the "new sysyem" - the Trump brand of fascism.

He is an all or nothing person. Does not compromise. Does not accept losses. Must always be #1, the winner. He must have everything his way. And he knows how to tap into the psychology of other losers to gain their following.

We criticize and even laugh at the Trump followers and inner circle because they are so incompetent, and because their personal and work histories show how unqualified they are for their positions in government.

But, do not underestimate them. They are losers with big egos. When they can't satisfy their egos under a democratic (small d) system of governance, they support its destruction and a new system with rules that reward people like them. That's what happened in Nazi Germany. People who wanted instant success without earning it through education, training, or work experience signed on with the Nazis because all that was required was total loyalty. SS officers loved the authority of the uniform, the fear that the sight of them instilled in people, and the opportunities to express their own "superiority" over others in sadistically cruel ways.

When enough of those thugs group together to support a fascist takeover, the change in rules benefits them and hurts everyone else.

[niyad]

21. Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange, RAPIST TRAITOR**.

[Traildogbob]

22. Right!!!

He actually “swore on his children’s lives” on national TV that he did not know E Jean. Shows how much he gives a shit about their lives. Do we think he gives a fuck about the rest of us? I think not.?

[wiggs]

23. He'll burn down what he can, which is the RNC, NRA, complicit congresspersons, Macron, CEOs with

shady past, foreign nations with secrets, etc.

[NowISeetheLight]

25. Absolutely

From the Steve Bannon playback. To hell with the collateral damage. Both Trump and Bannon and these other MAGAts are the real enemies of America.

[Lettuce Be]

27. I believe that's been the fear keeping anyone from actually coming forward.

The entire house of cards will come tumbling down. This is a when, not if, situation.

[MiHale]

29. I think...and I may be wrong...

But I think that if he gets too crazy before the election he may have an unfortunate accident. There are those that don’t want him but want a republican party.

[Artcatt]

30. Another page from hitler's playbook: scorched earth

[NullTuples]

31. I think he'd do that anyway, and did so from 2017-2021

But I disagree about him even being able to conceive that he's going down. He is a true narcissist, on top of being a spoiled, privileged, bigoted brat. He's had plenty of minor rulings against him before. So long as his freedom is not curtailed, I don't think he sees it as anyone having real power over him.

[IronLionZion]

32. I wish he would just take down GOP and his supporters

so the damage would be contained

[Joinfortmill]

33. I agree very likely.

[tinrobot]

35. He can only burn his own house down.

In other words, he'll destroy the GOP, his enablers, his family, and his supporters.

He may also drop whatever dirt he has on his opponents.

But he's not taking down the country.

[GoodRaisin]

36. He wants to be a dictator.

If he is elected again he doesn’t plan to leave.

[Bev54]

37. I think he was strung out on drugs and then thinks he is invincible and gets even higher

when a small crowd applauds and are in on the party. He is high on himself and the only one he took down on Wed was himself with so many admissions of criminality, against what his lawyers are saying, that Jack Smith cannot help but bring into his case. If he takes down his family and the rest of the republican party it will be by happenstance, because he really is not smart.