What is Trump's next move?

[kentuck]

As we know, he is a counter-puncher. When someone hits him, he hits back harder.

He has been staggered with a stiff uppercut.

He will not sit around and wait for the next punch to come. He is preparing to do something big, if history is any lesson.

Will it be a military strike? Will it be a pardon? Will he ask for a prosecutor for the "Uranium deal" by Hillary Clinton?

What is his next move?

[marylandblue]

1. He actually isn't a true counterpuncher

When the going gets really rough, when is truly caught, he takes the money and runs. That's what he did in six bankruptcies. That's what he did in the Trump U lawsuit. That's why he took Russian money when no US bank would lend to him. That's what he did when HUD had him on housing discrimination, twice.

[Shaddox]

2. FFS! Trump isn't a "counterpuncher" and Bannon is not a "streetfighter" - these are sad old men.

The use of these terms is intended to give some sort of masculine bona fides to these idiots, and legitimize their behavior as "doing battle" with opponents. Picking on women, minorities, and the disabled isn't counterpunching. Don't buy into that fucking narrative. These are bloated old, down-punching, schoolyard bullies.

[0rganism]

3. smokescreens & distractions & appeals to his supporters - it's his primary defense mechanism

he's not going to take direct action. that's just not his style. if he takes any action against Hillary, it will be through whiny tweets aimed at congress -- he wants them to take the initiative. he'll run his mouth about how HRC needs to go to jail for the "Uranium One" thing, but not take any meaningful action. one thing about Trump -- he does what he knows how to do and ditches the rest, because more than anything else it appears he hates learning new things.

meanwhile, the paper shredders and hard drive destruction will be kicked into overdrive. any 2016 campaign-related computer assets not already in Mueller's sights are getting wiped now, if they haven't been already.

he's like a scared squid, expect some ink squirts and an attempt to flee and/or hide the evidence.

[fierywoman]

4. He'll be eating the ice cream directly out of the cartons. Many of them.