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I'm just happy he's suffering.
Not nearly enough for the suffering he's unleashed on the entire human race
Any additional stress on him can only hasten the ultimate solution to his madness.
And let him and his friends get off that easy? No way, try them all, convict them, send them to prison or the gallows, and claw back as much of the money they've gained at the expensive of the country as possible.
Even if he died he should still be tried posthumously, if only to give his victims closure, claw back some of the money he's stolen for those victims, and to insure his legacy as the most criminal president of the US is properly recorded. It will also be important for the cases against his collaborators.
You can't try someone criminally posthumously, and the civil trial would not carry the same weight.
Let alone the media surrounding him would quickly disappear and his cronies could quietly fade from the lime light with all the money they stole.
If Pope Formosus could be tried nine months after his death, I don't see any reason why we couldn't do it again. Seeing as how Trump was "God-sent" it should be well within the powers of the Roman Catholic Church to do so again.
But the Roman Catholic Church protects child rapists.
I'd prefer a prolonged suffering for him, both physically and financially, but for the betterment of the people domestic and abroad, I'll gladly take a quick ending and a posthumous charging of his and his families crimes.
It's not the justice he deserves, but it would be best for everyone in the short term.
Same, hopefully dying soon
No way. I want to watch him and his cronies squirm in court first. He can die after that.
The cronies definitely, but remember, he strives for attention, whether it comes from good or bad publicity. His case should be dealt with swiftly, and without his direct involvement if at all possible.
I don't care if he I dies, I just want his family to repay all the money its stolen from the American people.
I don't care about making him suffer. There's been enough suffering because of him. I just want him to die and be rid of him for good.
You're a better person than I. I have 50% more gray hair today than I did 2 years ago and it's his fucking fault. I have weekly meltdowns. I can't function at all with this stress. I want that fucker to suffer for what he's done to me and countless others he's done worse to.
Same, also I don't trust americans to not elect him again.
Theoretically, he can't run fir a third term
If he does, I hope Obama enters the primary.
While it would be hilarious to watch the conservatives tie themselves into knots trying to figure out a way to make it illegal for Obama to do that while also making it fine for Trump that would ultimately be a very bad thing.
First it would add legitimacy to Trumps run, not that a lack of that would stop him, but why hand him free ammunition.
Second it would massively energize the Republican base, because while some may be tired of Trump, they absolutely loath Obama and would vote in large numbers for Trump just to deny Obama any possible chance of winning.
Third, Obama burned a lot of bridges during his two terms and is very much a figure head of the old guard Democrats that are just now losing their grip on the DNC to the actual progressives in the party. Bringing Obama back would be a blow to the progressive wing of the party that we most desperately need in power. Further a lot of Democrat voters soured somewhat on Obama, particularly in his second term, I'm not convinced having him on a ballot would bring more Democrats to the polls than the Republicans it almost certainly would.
Theoretically he can't do basically any damn thing He's done so far.
He seems like a danger to everyone every second he’s alive.
or suffer a paralyzing stroke
We've lost way too many good people to sudden passings... why the fuck is this miserable pile of shit still ticking?
He’s so slimy he keeps slipping through The Claw.
He has served well as the millstone around the Republican neck. Time for him to get a stroke over the vote results and croak.
Let's go thrombo!
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