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Frasier Balzov

(4,866 posts)
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:35 PM Mar 2025

Donald Trump is a lame duck.

I know it bothers Donald to hear that.

I know some people are inclined not to bet against him given how many rules he's broken and gotten away with.

But when the SOB threatens to run for a prohibited third term, the automatic response should be that he's over with.

His days of influence are waning. His brand has withered, dried up and is blowing away.

No more coattails.

Expired like raw tripe left out overnight after its use-by date.

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Donald Trump is a lame duck. (Original Post) Frasier Balzov Mar 2025 OP
Remember when he trolled about no more elections? GreenWave Mar 2025 #1
He is talking about running again. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #2
Limp what? I couldn't hear ya chicoescuela Mar 2025 #3
That gave me Traildogbob Mar 2025 #4
I wish that were all true Meowmee Mar 2025 #5
This is an ex-parrot JoseBalow Mar 2025 #6
There is a whole midterm between his lame-ducking mr715 Mar 2025 #7
I would prefer him to be a ... sheshe2 Mar 2025 #8
I suspect there will be a tipping point. I don't know when it will be here. Gore1FL Mar 2025 #9
trump loves yanking our chain. Besides, he won't run because he'll be dead, drooling, or exiled in Greenland. Silent Type Mar 2025 #10
The threat of running a third term is a deflection Emile Mar 2025 #11
Lame Duck with Agent Orange Emile Mar 2025 #12
If he waddles and quack like one. multigraincracker Mar 2025 #13

Meowmee

(9,212 posts)
5. I wish that were all true
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:43 PM
Mar 2025

but here we are in the middle of the destruction of our country/society and the world. I would not call that a lame duck.

mr715

(2,705 posts)
7. There is a whole midterm between his lame-ducking
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:55 PM
Mar 2025

I think technically he isn't fully lame duck until he loses in 2028 to a Democratic successor and a Democratic House and Senate. That'd mess up his wing.

sheshe2

(95,879 posts)
8. I would prefer him to be a ...
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:57 PM
Mar 2025

dead duck
/ˈded ˌdək/
nouninformal
a person or thing that is defunct or has no chance of success.
"they knew their plans were a dead duck"

...in more ways than one!

Gore1FL

(22,839 posts)
9. I suspect there will be a tipping point. I don't know when it will be here.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:00 PM
Mar 2025

The Florida special elections might be interesting indicator.

At this point, the nation is riding in the back seat of a brake-less, plaid-mode, full-self-driving Tesla in with Trump and Musk "supervising" in the front seats between ketamine hits and naps.

We know there will be swerving, at least one big crash, and possibly fires throughout. It will be very expensive. People will die.
Somewhere in there, one would think, a 25th Amendment removal or a 3rd impeachment would occur and actually result in removal.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
10. trump loves yanking our chain. Besides, he won't run because he'll be dead, drooling, or exiled in Greenland.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:14 PM
Mar 2025

Emile

(40,598 posts)
11. The threat of running a third term is a deflection
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:35 PM
Mar 2025

to get the media talking about something other that Hegseth signal group chat.

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