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In reply to the discussion: I've been thinking. What if Trump unexpectedly died? Would his movement collapse? [View all]misanthrope
(7,421 posts)53. North Korea hasn't suffered that fate.
They might be the exception.
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I've been thinking. What if Trump unexpectedly died? Would his movement collapse? [View all]
machoneman
May 2021
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My belief is that it really has nothing to do with trump's personality, my feeling is that they hate
Escurumbele
May 2021
#45
By the time the partying has subsided and we've put the empties in the recycling bin,
Ocelot II
May 2021
#3
Certainly before a replacement, a QAnon-type conspiracy would declare him not dead.
StClone
May 2021
#81
They like Trump because he's a white, loudmouthed lout like themselves. nt
Progressive Jones
May 2021
#106
+1, Putin's Whore is the devil we do know and he's easy to demonize the devil we don't know might be
uponit7771
May 2021
#10
It would probably spring even more conspiracy theories from the demented and ignorant GOP, and the
RKP5637
May 2021
#14
Lindsey Graham said the republican party cannot go forward without Trump. So ....
Walleye
May 2021
#18
His cult will turn him into a martyr and invent conspiracy theories over his death.
GoCubsGo
May 2021
#21
Yep. $45 for parking; $90 for a glimpse of the great man; $135 for an expanded tour
dalton99a
May 2021
#28
Several people would vie for leadership and the movement would fracture into pieces. nt
Binkie The Clown
May 2021
#31
Gold plated sarcophagi would be cloned and travel the land in Cadillac motorcades
bucolic_frolic
May 2021
#36
Yup. Being dead didn't stop them from thinking JFK Jr. would swoop in with a big reveal...
JHB
May 2021
#65
Unexpectedly? The dudes gonna drop dead any minute! I'm not doctor, but I'd give him way less than
brewens
May 2021
#54
Yes...fade to nothing...someone would try and grab the "baton", it would fizzle
ashredux
May 2021
#55
His fuckhead cultists will freak out when he doesn't rise from the dead after three days
Orrex
May 2021
#62
If you study history, the answer is yes. Something will arise to take it's place.
PortTack
May 2021
#89
Hundreds of Trumpers would wait three weeks over his grave site waiting for him resurrect.
Nexus2
May 2021
#92
When PR dies, will his son resurrect him or let him stay dead so the son can keep the bucks?
keithbvadu2
May 2021
#96