Trump's current situation reminds me of a scene from "Smokey and the Bandit".
Late in the movie, Burt Reynolds is approaching the fairgrounds in Georgia with his tractor-trailer load of bootleg Coors beer. With law enforcement closing in and a police helicopter hovering above, Sally Field solemnly looks at Burt and asks him if "he had counted on this - all of this". He looks over at her and simply says, "No honey, I didn't" or something to that effect.
Now, most of us fully realize that Trump did not expect to win, nor did he actually want to win. He had already started to lay the groundwork for his defeat with his rants of "It's a rigged system folks" and his plans to start a media empire with his followers firmly in tow.
What I find myself wondering is if Trump actually understood what would happen to somebody with his checkered past if the Republicans happened to lose control of both houses of congress and were no longer able to protect him? Based on his increasing "unhinged" behavior, it appears more likely than not that he didn't.
Late in the movie, Burt Reynolds is approaching the fairgrounds in Georgia with his tractor-trailer load of bootleg Coors beer. With law enforcement closing in and a police helicopter hovering above, Sally Field solemnly looks at Burt and asks him if "he had counted on this - all of this". He looks over at her and simply says, "No honey, I didn't" or something to that effect.
Now, most of us fully realize that Trump did not expect to win, nor did he actually want to win. He had already started to lay the groundwork for his defeat with his rants of "It's a rigged system folks" and his plans to start a media empire with his followers firmly in tow.
What I find myself wondering is if Trump actually understood what would happen to somebody with his checkered past if the Republicans happened to lose control of both houses of congress and were no longer able to protect him? Based on his increasing "unhinged" behavior, it appears more likely than not that he didn't.
