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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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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago

The tourbillon watches are very rare too. Don't miss out!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That must’ve been the least funny Dilbert strip.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Compared to most Dilbert strips, it was actually in the top ten.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 hours ago (1 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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think he's allowed in other countries now except NK and ruzzia. Ukraine would probably also accept his participation as a decoy. Possibly. Mexico has expressed interest based on his girth. With a little exercise, he could be the perfect mule. Or surgery..... don't need this yellow stuff, what's this other thing? Don't know, don't need it....ah great! 40 kilos per trip!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

That’s gets a bit racist there towards the end…

[–] [email protected] 20 points 14 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

He's not going to prison. He'll get fined. Those fines will be paid off by his friends. The remaining charges will be dropped. And then he'll go back to grifting rubes with Trumpy Bears and NFT trading cards, before going back to the political bundler circuit in time for 2026.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Trump would get a fine, if he hadn't violated the judge's orders and been held in contempt multiple times.

Trump burned through all of his rich white guy privileges with judge Merchan. Delaying the sentencing until after the election was a way to make sure that Trump gets prison time.

See, if the sentencing had been before the election, then the Supreme Court could have held an emergency session to keep him out of prison.

They will not hold an emergency session for a two time loser.

The main worry now is if Trump flees the country.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

Im not worried about that, they wont let him, as a former president and current candidate, he has a secret service detail until he gives it up. Given the unique situation he is in, I dont think they would let him do that until everything is resolved.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I hope you're wrong, but it's possible. Dude has so many very serious felony charges still pending against him. We cannot have a functioning justice system in this country if the rules don't apply to billionaires and popular politicians. I'm going to be contacting my representatives non-stop, assuming Harris wins.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

We cannot have a functioning justice system in this country if the rules don’t apply to billionaires and popular politicians.

He'd hardly be the first billionaire/political elite to evade the justice system.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

We cannot have a functioning justice system in this country if the rules don’t apply to billionaires and popular politicians.

Yeah people have lost their minds if they think we will ever get control of Musk, Zuckerberg or anyone else worth more than $50 mil. Will never happen, especially with lemmings still willingly voting for Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 17 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Did he phrase it in a way that would sound like (to his sheep) that he wouldn’t be able to run as he will be persecuted by them and killed or something

[–] [email protected] 38 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

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

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

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

He doesn't drink. He doesn't smoke. He's got government health care and access to the best doctors. He's not pulling a Steve Jobs and getting fruit enemas to treat pancreatitis cancer.

Could very easily make it to his late 80s/early 90s.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

He likes the businessman lifestyle, I guarantee that mine did looooots of coke in the 80s, if not today. That would have a detrimental affect on longterm health.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

But he's also a fat bastard who never exercises. His diet is shit, and yet he might still live for another decade.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

He's been on ozymbic, which is why he looks so deflated of late. May still have another ten years in him on that alone.

But also, you've got a guy like Dick Cheney whose heart hasn't beat in over a decade. Modern medicine can do some crazy shit.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 19 hours ago (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I’m looking at you Henry Kissinger

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty sure even Satan didn't want that heinous war criminal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Purgatory is OK with me. Or you know just floating in an endless void with complete and utter sensory deprivation. No one to talk to for as long as it takes to drive him insane and then the rest of eternity beyond that.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 21 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

I suspect that it’s already beginning to happen to him. Trump’s father had Alzheimer's, and I’m pretty sure that he’s headed down a similar path.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

I only disagree because he's never done anything legally before.

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