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(Apologies for yet another Trump post.)

But given his court appearance Thursday, just funny how he'd start joking about this. I wonder if he actually would, and what would follow. I mean, how would he try to spin it?

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[–] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some secret service agents gonna draw the short straw and get sent to Russia

I don't think treasonous defectors get a Secret Service detail

[–] Fapper_McFapper@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago

Not a joke.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would that make him ineligible for the presidency?

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think he has to appear in person for some of the formalities... but otherwise, possibly no?

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

That'd make for an interesting conversation when he shows up. “Welcome back to America, Mister President. You're under arrest.”

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter how uneligible he is; his people will vote for him.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but if he's ineligible, then all that does is split the Republican vote and hand the election to the Democrats on a silver platter. Crisis averted.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I've been hoping for the MAGoo/GOP split since 2015.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Putin has no use for Trump as a free person. At best, he might even use him in some sort of "extradition trade" with the US, after this whole Ukraine war thing blows over.

[–] apis@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Oh having the "true" leader of the US in exile would be insanely useful to Putin. Base goes crazy, GOP in disarray, propaganda tool within Russia on perils of democracy etc., bump him off if he kicks off & blame NATO (or whoever).

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[–] philpo@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

Sorry for the European point of view,but wtf.

A person out on bail joking about fleeing the country would literally mean a direct "go to jail now" card for anyone in any western judicial system I know.

How the fuck is that not happening in the US guys? That's absurd.

[–] lisko@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He may joke about it, but he's not going to do it

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