“...hope Trump readies the rope after he is reelected”
A good knot is traditionally greased.
[Wiki] “When Grover Cleveland was the sheriff of Erie County, he performed two hangings. Cleveland was advised by a more experienced Sheriff to grease the rope with tallow and run it through the knot a few times to ensure rapid closure with the drop. The number of coils should therefore be adjusted depending on the intended use, the type and thickness of rope, and environmental conditions such as wet or greasy rope. Six to eight loops are normal when using natural ropes.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Maledon
Remembered today as the “prince of Hangmen,” George Maledon’s actual work at Fort Smith is much more difficult to document. He stopped working for the federal court in 1894, and began traveling the area with a tent display showing gallows relics, including nooses and photographs of the men who died on the gallows.[1] The 1899 publication of “Hell on the Border” documented Maledon’s ties to the executions of the Federal Court, and first bestowed the title of “prince of hangmen.”[2]