PRESIDENT-FOR-LIFE

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Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power.
   —Michael Cohen, testifying before Congress, 27 February 2019

If Cohen's assessment of his ex-boss is at all accurate, we may be in for a number of entertaining months following the election this November.

As Covid-19 guts the economy (Trump's sure-fire calling card for re-election), the man is likely to become more and more desperate. Fortunately for him, there is a catch-all solution, one he has used repeatedly during his presidency.

Calling stuff a hoax.

The Russia Hoax, the Ukraine Hoax, the Impeachment Hoax, the Global Warming Hoax, the Collusion Hoax, and so forth.

If it makes Donald Trump look bad, all he has to do is label it a hoax.

When an employee brings problems to the bosses, tells them the company is doing something wrong, something dangerous, something illegal, they fire his ass, right? Then, when he goes public with his complaint, they always say the same thing: "The man is a disgruntled ex-employee."

Which, they maintain, thoroughly answers the question: "Is the company doing what the guy says you're doing?"

That statement, so prevalent in corporate press releases, takes not one step toward answering the question. But for the company, the issue has now been laid to rest for all time.

Nothing more to say.

(Except later, when the company's wrong-doing lands them in court. Then they say they can't comment on matters under current litigation.)

It's a press secretary's wet dream. Nothing to see here, move along.

(These are not the droids you're looking for.)

This hoax thing started with the so-called Steele Dossier. Remember the Pee-pee Tape? Fake news, says the president.

Case closed. Nothing to see here.

If the election doesn't go his way, what are the chances he declares it a hoax? Pretty damn good, I'm thinking.

(Remember Citizen Kane? In covering Kane's bid to be governor, they had two front pages ready to roll after the election: KANE ELECTED and FRAUD AT POLLS!)

Keep in mind, according to the president, caravans of Mexicans are on their way to the US, and each of those energetic criminals vote many, many times.

Not to mention there are millions of illegals in the country already, just itching to vote the man out of office.

If Trump contests the election, the matter will undoubtedly go to the Supreme Court. He's already filled two of the seats there. I think we better hope Ruth Bader Ginsburg stays in good shape.

Because if the Court gets any more conservative, Trump may hope for victory.

Then it's on to the legality of the 22nd Amendment. Get that out of the way (It's a violation of free speech to say a guy can't have more than two terms as president, right?), and Trump can realize his dream: President-for-Life.

The man can lord it over us until he's just a brain in a bucket.