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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 84 points 5 hours ago (8 children)

Trump dead before Dec. 20, take your bets

[–] dipcart@lemmy.world 73 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Christmas Day would be the ultimate present. Oh you don't like us celebrating on the day he died?? Who's waging a war on Christmas now?

[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 16 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

Evangelicals would claim it as their Jesus returning to heaven.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago

Remind them that Jesus Barabbas' hiatus from the cult - a symbolic death and then rebirth - took place closer to passover anyway. There's little chance we can keep Mr Trump alive long enough to line that up.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They'll put a giant memorial up in Washington for every American person to weep at and they'll track who comes to grieve and whether they have done so sufficiently to avoid the work camps that Dear Leader Vance will have built for disloyal citizens and degenerate queers.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 59 minutes ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago)

The portapotties will be the closest we’ll be able to get to pissing on his grave.

We should print up some Trump grave urinal cakes now. Could make a fortune on that day.

[–] Jhuskindle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think he will make it that long.

[–] echo@lemmy.tf 5 points 3 hours ago

Halloween or Thanksgiving would work too. Actually Thanksgiving may be the best choice of the three

[–] degen@midwest.social 21 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

I'd honestly put money on him not making it to term, but that might be the safe bet. The thing is, that leaves us with Vance.

[–] pheonixdown@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Iirc, the revelations anti-christ is supposed to rule for 7 years, I also have some memory that there was a hint it might not be consecutive.

[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

Vance is definitely easier to manipulate. So I honestly don’t know who is worse.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

You think Vance is easier to manipulate than the literal pedophile with a lifetime of compromat who consistently flips his convictions over who complimented him last????

I'm not saying Vance isn't easy to manipulate, I'm just saying I can't imagine there's an easier to manipulate human being over the age of 4 than Donald Trump.

[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 1 points 31 minutes ago

Search video, Vance flips web cam upside down… please if you haven’t seen it.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Vance won't be able to capture MAGA any more than a used condom filled with Trump's diaper drippings would.

[–] degen@midwest.social 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I've gotten the feeling that Trump acts out of loving himself, while Vance explicitly wants to be awful. Both about as terrifying, but Vance seems more menacing in my mind.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

More menacing, but definitely won't be able to hold the cult together

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Eh.... Vance isn't the childish wanna be strong man that Trump is. He's an ambitious ideologue who has the backing of powerful wealthy men and will 1000% take advantage of the ground work towards authoritarianism that Trump laid. I wouldn't be shocked if he fails to inspire MAGA at large to fall in behind him. He'd probably fave a lot of opposition and other Trump wannabes in a future election, if we have any more of those. But he will definitely try to hold onto all that MAGA influence and he will likely succeed in at least getting Trump's cabinet and the Republican congress and SCOTUS to prop up his bullshit just like they did Trump. They'll be relieved to have a more predictable autocrat in charge. If he continues to undermine elections and the rule of law like Trump, well... I'm sure he doesn't hate the idea of being a young dictator for life.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm keeping an eye on Hegseth too

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, dude is certifiable and would absolutely love to coup Vance's ass

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Between the strong jawline and the talking head experience, I think he could play the MAGAs like a fiddle

Don't forget the crazy villain eyes and sense of smug superiority.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

JD has the charisma of a damp gym sock…

[–] echo@lemmy.tf 2 points 3 hours ago

Vance is useless as fuck and is incapable of herding his republican cats. He was a joke before Trump and he'll continue to be a joke after.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

I wonder if Las Vegas is accepting bets on the subject.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I'm sure you can find someone in the abandoned casinos who would love to do any kind of gambling with you at all.

[–] echo@lemmy.tf 3 points 3 hours ago

Can we get this one on some of those event betting apps? I'd throw a dollar or two at that bet.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 hours ago

Has anyone made a website for him like the one for Kissinger? That way we can all bet and help a charity

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 2 points 5 hours ago

My body is ready