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Former US president Donald Trump said in an interview released Sunday that he will not run again in four years if he is not successful in his current bid for the White House. “I think that will be — that will be it,” Trump said when asked if he would make a fourth consecutive run for the presidency should he lose the November election against Vice President Kamala Harris.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AntiTrumpAlliance/comments/1gebicx/trump_says_he_will_not_run_again_if_he_loses/

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[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 157 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

"If I lose to him [Biden], I don't know what I'm going to do. I will never speak to you again. You'll never see me again." - Donald Trump, September 20th 2020 at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Same empty threat as last time. If he loses and somehow doesn’t manage to get the Supreme Court to overturn the results, he’ll go right back to campaigning for 2028. He’s going to be running for president for the rest of his life.

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[–] _bcron_@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah that option is going out the window. Heh. Putin most displeased at saying the quiet parts multiple times very loudly on stage

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Syphilis induced dementia will take him within 2 years— they’re just trying to get their ticks like Vance, Musk, Ramaswamy, RFK, etc. in there…

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 242 points 5 days ago (3 children)

He said that last time too.

[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 74 points 5 days ago (8 children)

I mean, do you see his old ass running for President… a fourth time? He’ll be 86, right? He’s already had a huge mental decline, and we’re liable to see it get worse over the next four years (regardless of whether or not he becomes President).

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 83 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I can 100% imagine him running for as long as he has a pulse. And even then, it wouldn't entirely surprise me if he didn't have a pulse and republicans used a deep fake to keep him campaigning. He's basically all they have at this point.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

They could do a little cadaver election. One of the most ridiculous events in human history repeating itself, but for the sake of veneration, would make for the cherry on top of the last 20 years.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I was thinking like Herman Cain, when they used his likeness and account to promote party messaging after his death, but this works too.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 4 days ago (3 children)

God, I hadn’t even thought about how many Trump deepfakes are going to be swindling conspiracy theorists out of their money for years after he dies.

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[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

If he dies the Trumpers will say that the RINOs did it.

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well maybe not "running", but maybe his russian friends will push him. He's their strongest weapon against the US.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago

he probably won't, like, survive for 4 more years. Or at least, he wouldn't if it weren't for the amazing healthcare package he gets for having shat all over democracy for four years.

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 15 points 5 days ago

to be fair, with the way he seems to be going, he might not be physically capable of doing something as presumably stressful as political campaigning in 4 years. And if he loses this, coming back in 4 years would also put him in the position of losing his party the election for 2 elections in a row. He's got a cult following, sure, but a lot of the rest of the party might not want to go along with trying him yet again after such a thing. The worry for 4 years from now, if Harris can beat him this election, are all the followers of his that have gotten into national politics by being just as or even more crazy as he is.

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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 88 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Here’s to hoping he fucking loses 🍻

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 54 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I kinda want to see him kark it at one of his rallies. right there up on stage. Strain a little hard taking a shit mid-sentence and then just pop an aneurysm or something

[–] Oyml77@lemmy.today 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'd love to see how they spin that to blame it on the Dems.

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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 76 points 5 days ago

He said that in 2020. He was supposed to leave America if I remember correctly.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 62 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Doesn't matter what he says, it isn't like he tells the truth about anything.

The progression of dementia will be why he doesn't run in 2028.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 59 points 5 days ago

That's because he'll be in fucking prison for the rest of his miserable life unless he just flees the country to the arms of his Slavic lover.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago (2 children)

He also said in August he'll move to Venezuela if he loses and that migrants were eating pets in Ohio and he never lost the 2020 election, why give any credibility to the things a known liar and fascist says as he attempts to grift and cult his way into a pardon for his criminal behavior?

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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 38 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I don't think he will live another 4 years will he?

He looks damn old, you Americans love your old pollies but

[–] nforminvasion@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Never put it past the worst people and the most unhealthy people to live the damn longest because that's the universe's sick humor. Not always, but enough that it gets annoying.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I’m looking at you Henry Kissinger

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 37 points 4 days ago (6 children)

He literally has to win this race to save him from prison. I don't think people understand how motivated he is...

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[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 35 points 5 days ago (3 children)

If this man kept his word he'd have moved to Russia years ago.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago (7 children)

I'll never believe it.

That orange clown won't stop tying until he's sucking dirt.

Fucking liar.

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[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

He’s literally running for his freedom. If he loses, he could be jailed.

[–] whyrat@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I feel like we heard this same sentiment 4 years ago, and yet here we are.

[–] Baggins@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago

'It's not a lie, if you belive it'. George Costanza

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

In four years this man is going to be legally braindead one way or another. Either the dementia will get him, or the hamburders will.

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[–] Jumpingspiderman@reddthat.com 20 points 4 days ago

He's not going to run because he will spend the rest of his life in prison. And that can't happen soon enough.

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 19 points 4 days ago

Makes sense, his only interest was getting his charges dropped

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

It’s not much of a commitment. He’s never going to say that he lost.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Scott Adams said republicans would be executed if Joe Biden won. Can we just agree Trump and all his MAGA morons are liars who will say and do anything for a lick of power?

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[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

He will continue to run as long as he is alive and there's money to be made

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He literally won’t remember he ran this time. I don’t think he even remembers he was president

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Fat fuck will be dead inside of 4 years.

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

We should be so lucky.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm guessing someone else from his family will

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Most likely Ivanka. Either that or Ron "DeSanctimonious" will finally get his chance to be just as terrible as Trump while not being as incompetent as Trump. I sincerely hope the Republican party has it's reckoning and turns around to how they were before Trump. I mean sure they were still absolute garbage but at least they weren't worshipping a wannabe Hitler.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

not being as incompetent as Trump.

this is the idiot that deported people then tried to get them back? white boots? lol what a clusterfuck...

why can't the GOP try to actually govern for their constituents instead of fucking the leg of racism and despots...

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[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

He also said he'd leave the country if he lost to Biden. Of all the lies he's told, I wish that one were true.

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