Not sure if this is the right forum for this. But still, interesting.
An American President has never been impeached. Clinton's impeachment didn't clear the Senate, and Nixon resigned once he saw the writing on the wall.
With today's reporting of Trump's record low approval numbers, and the general trend of his administration suggesting that this will not improve, I'd like to posit to you guys a question: If he were impeached by both houses (or booted by his Cabinet by the 25th) how would he react?
I see Donald Trump not as a pathological liar, or some Machiavellian 4-D Chess player. I honestly think he's delusional. He believes the things he says, and twists/invents facts to support whatever fantasy he's engaged that day.
I do believe that eventually the water will get too hot for the Republicans to support Trump, and they will move to get rid of him. However, I seriously doubt that Trump would accept this in any situation. Instead, he'd go out guns blazing (literally) and encourage his followers, many of whom are armed to the teeth, to "back him up" against this "coup".
This is something I never thought I would have to worry about in my lifetime. I am serious. I'm not a crackpot, I'm not some gullible left-wing conspiracy-theorist. I'm a lawyer with an M.A. in Global Securities Studies from an American University. I work with the Canadian government on policy re: the U.S.
This douchey humblebraggery isn't to puff up my chest. The above scenario is a real concern of all kinds of policy wonks, intelligence officers, and people at all levels of law enforcement.
If this doesn't scare the hell out of you, it should. Consider that this man "joked" about having Hillary Clinton killed on the campaign trail. Twice.
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