If He Wins

TIME Magazine was able to get an interview with Donald Trump which was unique because he usually only gives interviews to sycophantic outlets that don’t ask challenging questions like Fox News, Breitbart, NewsMax, Daily Stormer, Sputnik, Golden Showers Afficianado, etc, etc.

The title of the article is If He Wins, and hoo boy, there’s a lot to take from it. Donald Trump gives several reasons why voters should reject him for the third time.

He floats the idea of using the military against immigrants, and not just at the border. He likes the idea of using the military nationally to round up those he deems unacceptable. This may even go beyond rounding up immigrants. I’m sure there’ll be a lot of “Well, he looked like an immigrant when we picked him up off the street and threw him in one of the new swanky Trump labor camps.”

Trump also wants to use local police and if they refuse, he said he would deny funding for jurisdictions that don’t adopt his policies. He also plans to send the National Guard into cities (urban areas) to fight crime and will cut off funding for cities that resist.

Tom Homan, a top Trump adviser and former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said, “People need to be deported. No one should be off the table.” Notice he didn’t say “immigrants.” I hope I get deported someplace nice.

When asked about violence if he doesn’t win the 2024 election, he said, “If we don’t win, you know, it depends” and “It always depends on the fairness of the election.” Remember, what Trump considers unfair are free and legitimate outcomes of elections.

He promised in the interview to fire U.S. attorneys who don’t prosecute who he wants to be prosecuted, but Biden has “politicized” the Justice Department. Trump said he’ll appoint a “real special prosecutor” to go after President Biden, especially if the Supreme Court rules that presidents don’t have immunity. “If they said that a President doesn’t get immunity,” says Trump, “then Biden, I am sure, will be prosecuted for all of his crimes.” Of course, President Biden hasn’t committed any crimes for the crime of defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

Trump is also trying to find a way to fire non-appointed career federal workers, so he can stock the entire government with sycophants.

Michael McConnell, a former U.S. appellate judge appointed by President George W. Bush, said, “If he ordered an improper prosecution, I would expect any respectable U.S. Attorney to say no.” Except Trump’s not going to hire any respectable people to do his bidding. He’s only going to hire cultists.

Trump told TIME that it is up to the states if they decide to monitor women’s pregnancies so they know if they receive an abortion and if they should prosecute them or not. He has no interest in preventing states from prosecuting women for making their own decisions with their bodies. He said he had no interest in vetoing a federal abortion ban.

Trump likes the idea of pulling our troops out of South Korea, which he thinks are 40,000 and not the actual 28,000 who are there. He said it doesn’t make sense and, “Why would we defend somebody? And we’re talking about a very wealthy country.” It sounds like Trump wants to give his fascist buddy Kim Jong Un a solid and clear way for a North Korean invasion.

“I wouldn’t feel good about it” is what Trump said about hiring anyone who believes he lost the 2020 election, which he did. According to goons helping him plan his next administration (sic), they plan to only hire sycophants.

He also said he would “absolutely” consider pardoning the more than 800 Jan. 6 defendants, which is a promise he’s already made.

He will close the White House pandemic-preparedness office.

He said he might not come to the aid of an attacked ally in Europe or Asia if he felt that country wasn’t paying enough for its own defense. He has already said Russia can “do whatever the hell they want” to a NATO country he believes doesn’t spend enough on collective defense. He told TIME, “If you’re not going to pay, then you’re on your own.”

Trump expressed doubt about a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and promised that if Iran attacks Israel, we’ll go to war. Trump doesn’t want to defend South Korea, Ukraine, or any other European nation, but he’ll go to war with Iran if they attack Israel.

If Trump wins (sic), he’ll enter office as a lame duck because he can’t run for a third term unless he ignores the Constitution. The fear of losing another election will not restrict Trump from the authoritarian things he wants to do. He promised TIME that in a second term (sic), he won’t “be so nice.”

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said a second Trump term could bring “the end of our democracy” and “the birth of a new kind of authoritarian presidential order.” Trump already claims he has immunity from the crimes he committed during his first term (sic). What laws will he violate in a second?

Trump’s Allies are laying the groundwork to restructure the presidency in line with a doctrine called the Unitary Executive Theory, which was concocted by Republican assholes during the Reagan administration and holds that many of the constraints imposed on the White House by legislators and the courts should be swept away in favor of a more powerful Commander in Chief.

During the interview, Trump stepped out to the patio at MAGA-Lardo and the people in attendance applauded. This is sycophancy and what will only increase and be demanded during a second Trump term (sic).

When TIME’s reporter asked Trump if he could see why many Americans see his talk of dictatorship as contrary to our most cherished principles, he replied he doesn’t, and said, “I think a lot of people like it.”

These are his own words, not stuff I’m making up.

If Trump wins, it’s going to be the death of America as we know it. It will be the death of our democracy, replaced by a fascist state. If Trump wins, I’m moving to Portugal. Yeah, last time I said I was going to Belize, but I’m still exploring my options.

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