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In reply to the discussion: All 4 living former presidents deny Trump's bizarre Iran bombing claim [View all]lastlib
(28,138 posts)24. If they unseat him, they will lose their power.
That's a price they're not willing to pay. They can't give up their wet dream of screwing over the working class.
Here's another factor: The Constitution basically limits a person to serving ten years in the Presidency--the Vice-President serving the last two years of a pevious president's term, plus two terms of his own. If tRump is removed before the mid-terms, then Vance could only serve one term as president thereafter. I don't think he would give up the possibility of serving two terms, so he won't do anything for another year.
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All 4 living former presidents deny Trump's bizarre Iran bombing claim [View all]
riversedge
Tuesday
OP
Trump will say that they're lying... or that "the president he spoke with is simply respecting the privacy...
QueerDuck
Tuesday
#5
Perhaps Canada's President Poutine called him up again ... that guy shows up when he knows he's most needed. nt
eppur_se_muova
Tuesday
#7
Trump didn't say he spoke to a former U.S. president, he could have consulted with any former president.
sop
Tuesday
#13
The befuddled, deranged President obviously confused Putin with one of our President.
Fla Dem
Tuesday
#28
When George W. Bush chides you for starting an unnecessary war, you know things have gone around the bend.
Aristus
Tuesday
#31
I don't think Bush "chided" Trump for anything. He just said he didn't tell Trump that he should have attacked Iraq
Martin68
Tuesday
#46
Trump is a lying liar who can't speak for more than a minute without introducing a new lie. Such a transparently
Martin68
Tuesday
#45
MaddowBlog-As war continues, Trump points to support from his many secret, unnamed friends
LetMyPeopleVote
Tuesday
#49