Posted on 12/26/2020 8:23:13 PM PST by Auslander154
It's a simple question. If the worst imaginable comes to pass, should Trump attend Biden's inauguration ?
Would attending the inauguration and shaking Biden's hand legitimize the shameful, sordid, and stolen election of 2020?
If I were Trump I'd leave Washington in his helicopter the morning before the inauguration. There should absolutely not be any semblance of continuity and transfer of legitimate power.
I would not give Biden or Harris or the democrat party or the media the satisfaction of any sense of legitimacy. I can already see the iniquitous smugness of the media throwing everything in Trump's face.
This act would be the line of demarcation symbolizing Good vs Evil - a clear break from the Washington Swamp and hopefully a new beginning of a new Trump Freedom Party.
Donald J. Trump should never concede. He shouldn't even give the appearance of a concession.
He should declare that he was elected by a landslide, and he will not take part in a ceremony that would tacitly condone this treasonous coup d'etat of the presidency.
Have no fear. As you, I and everyone else knows, CornPop won’t be around long.
There’s a reason the stuff with his son isn’t going away.
One of the questions I have .... for those that actually voted for the Dem ticket, did they do so knowing that she will be the President?
The woman couldn’t get 1% of the primary vote. She barely registered in her home state. Her daddy, Willie Brown, said not to vote for her. She’s one of the most hated members of Congress.
NO.
As his absence will be more noticeable than his presence, he should give remarks just before he leaves that make it clear that he legally won the election and that any Biden administration is illegitimate.
If he is not going to concede, then don't give the democRATS any satisfaction that they won. Make it clear that they violated the US Constitution to steal the election victory from him.
I only say this as a hypothetical situation since I still believe Trump will end up retaining his office for a second term.
Another Knickerbocker Storm would solve the conundrum of etiquette over the inauguration nicely...(but I’d hope nobody would be hurt.)
Or maybe the loser could suffer a bout of the Covid, and have to bow out.
“John Adams did not attend Jefferson’s inauguration AND it was because of his loss to Jefferson.”
Seems like it was just Federalists who had the cojones to stick it to the democrats.
Any republican today would tremble at the thought.
I don’t think Trump ever considered himself a republican or politician.
That’s why he is so loved by the people of this country.
Trump will not be invited for Covid-19 reasons. It will be a closed very group of maybe 10 people with our favorite Supreme court justice swearing him in. Most of us will look at it and say it was faked as I’m confident it will be. Why? because Biden authorized to take classified information
I don’t think he should risk it.
I could see the left arresting him on bogus charges as soon as the office officially changes hands.
I don’t think it would be safe for him or his family to attend.
No. Don’t attend the usurper’s installment.
Absolutely Not, nor should patriot congressmen!
No one should, but you just know that people like Screaming Woman (from Trump’s inauguration) and the brain-dead like her will attend.
NO. Its an insult to a free people who formerly lived in a Democratic Republic.
The election was stolen so he should not attend.
“Idiot for posting it.”
You’re right I am.
Or it could be a bit of legerdemain to ferret out the commie cryptos among us.
Sure lot of “idiots” responding though. Thanks
It’s gonna be virtual....don’t worry about it. The President and his family will not even be in DC. I expect he will be out a couple days before.
Not only should Trump not attend but it appears the “virtual” inaugeration will have only closely screenedand invited guests. The globalists are no fools. People would be loudly chanting “fraud, fraud, fraud, fraud....” throughout the entire vile ceremony.
He’s closer to the original gentlemen who drew up the Constitution...most were merchants as well as “active” in their home state.
I voted no but it has been changed to yes by Dominion Voting Machines Inc.
If Biden is allowed to cheat his way in it will be because Republicans allowed him to.
And it will be the very last time I vote for any Republican beyond maybe my local dog catcher.
not going to happen.
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