It’s tempting to go to the fallback position that Trump will never give a concession speech, which is not to say he’ll never concede. In fact, Laurence O’Donnell on MSNBC has suggested that Trump’s past week of silence WAS his concession speech—in which case O’Donnell wins!
However, I disagree with that facile viewpoint. Nor do I believe he will never concede. It isn’t difficult to sleuth out the date and time down to the second when Trump finally cracks. It will be that exact moment that is most beneficial to Trump and conversely most harmful to
Biden and the country as a whole. Let’s think like Trump for a moment. (I know, I know, but I’ll stand drinks all around to help us recover once we’re finished.)
What is the best day for Trump? Halloween has already passed, Thanksgiving has too many temptations and distractions including “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”, and Santa at Christmas is a competing fat man, so we can rule out the holidays.
Normally, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving) would be ideal, but to announce on that day might cut into whatever fever-pitched super spreader event yield the major chains come up with this pandemic year. Trump LOVES super spreader events!
That leaves approximately 64 other days until inauguration. Still, thinking like Trump, here’s my prediction: Trump will deliver his five minute concession speech starting at exactly 11:55:00 PM on Thursday, December 31!
That way, the conclusion of the speech will be met with fireworks, noisemakers, confetti, thunderous hoopla, wall-to-wall media coverage and dropping balls. Trump will be able claim it is the greatest concession speech ever delivered as measured by the enormous response/ratings
and the advent of an entire new year!
Further he will have drummed out horrid 2020 (we can all agree it’s been the worst year in many generations) and ushered in a bound-to-be-better 2021, the credit upon which he will build his new media empire!
Further he will have drummed out horrid 2020 (we can all agree it’s been the worst year in many generations) and ushered in a bound-to-be-better 2021, the credit upon which he will build his new media empire!
Trump’s audacious timing will forever spoil New Year’s Eve celebrations for the rest of the world. For Trump that’s a win/win.
Mark my words: 11:55:00 PM on Thursday, December 31!
You may now return to uour normal, human mode of thinking.
Mark my words: 11:55:00 PM on Thursday, December 31!
You may now return to uour normal, human mode of thinking.
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