Donald Trump and Richard Nixon have a lot in common. Trump, like Nixon did, hates to pay taxes. Also like Nixon, Trump hates the press. And, of course, like Tricky Dick, Trump is staring down the barrel of impeachment.
But the two men differ in one important way … unlike Trump, Nixon was not a moron (or a “f-ing moron” as more aptly put by former Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson).
Old Milhous was smart enough to know when to fold the tent and skip town. He could read the writing on the wall. Instead of facing an impeachment trial in the Senate, that was likely to succeed, he resigned from office. OK, it did help Nixon in his decision making that a bunch of influential Republicans told him he had to leave. That has not happened with Trump … yet.
Just within the last 24 hours, two newspapers, The Boston Globe and The Orlando Weekly, have come out with basically the same headline: Forget Impeachment, Trump Needs To Resign.
Today, during an appearance at the Texas Tribune Festival, Beto O’Rourke became the first Democratic presidential candidate to say Donald Trump should resign.
“The best possible path … is for this president to resign, allow this country to heal and ensure that we come back together with the greatest, most ambitious agenda we’ve ever faced, none of it possible while he remains in office,” the former El Paso congressman said during a conversation with MSNBC’s Garrett Haake at The Paramount Theatre in Austin.
No Republican has yet come out asking for Trump’s resignation. And in today’s highly partisan political environment, it is unlikely any will.
But I’m guessing even if Mitch McConnell, or Lindsey Graham or any other Trump enabler sat him down and read him the riot act, Trump would not go.
Trump has already indicated as much. Speaking of Nixon and impeachment, Trump said to Politico this past June, “He left. I don’t leave. A big difference.”
No. No matter how much public opinion, or Republican sentiment, turns against Trump in the coming days, he’s not going anywhere. This is a man who has never been concerned enough, or smart enough, to do the right thing.
Well, unless someone makes him a “beautiful” deal, protecting him and his family for any and all future liability!
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When the supposed moderates of the party like Portman, Thune, Cassidy and the like tell him he’s killing the party and the likelihood of keeping the senate, maybe, just maybe, he’ll just leave with a promise not to put his fat ass in jail.
Nah, I’m just dreaming. He’s too much of a malignant narcissist to ever do what’s good for someone other than himself.
Under the right circumstances, he leaves. Don’t be fooled. The man’s a quitter. Just look at all those bankruptcies! But he will need assurances he and his family will stay out of jail.
The big difference is that Nixon was going be convicted in the Senate while this Senate has pretty much said they will vote Trump not guilty no matter what the investigation shows. Trump will definitely stick around and the drama will continue for another 15 months
That’s what Senate Republicans say now. Everything is subject to change under the rule of CYA!
If he were smart … he wouldn’t be Trump!
True!