Wrecking ball: the damage Trump could do while still president until January

Date: 2020-11-08T10:00:36.000Z
Author: Richard Luscombe @richlusc

Description: The next 11 weeks could be the most dangerous in US history, some analysts believe, with a vengeful and fearful lame duck incumbent
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Source: www.theguardian.com
Original article URL: [www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/08/... ]

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1 The next 11 weeks could be the most dangerous in US history, some analysts believe, with a vengeful and fearful lame duck incumbent www.theguardian.com
2 The next 11 weeks could be the most dangerous in US history, some analysts believe, with a vengeful and fearful lame duck incumbent www.theguardian.com
3 “If Trump loses power he’ll spend his last 90 days wrecking the United States like a malicious child with a sledgehammer in a china shop,” said Malcolm Nance, a veteran intelligence analyst and political author, speaking before the result of the election was known. www.theguardian.com
4 “We’re likely to see the greatest political temper tantrum in history. He may decide he wants to go out with a bang, he may decide he will not accept the election result. Who knows what a cornered autocrat will do?” www.theguardian.com
5 “We’re likely to see the greatest political temper tantrum in history. He may decide he wants to go out with a bang, he may decide he will not accept the election result. Who knows what a cornered autocrat will do?” www.theguardian.com
6 While a flurry of executive actions to further roll back environmental and industrial regulations is possible, analysts believe a beaten Trump will be less motivated by politics and more focused on himself. www.theguardian.com
7 Nance’s main concern is the possibility of civil unrest, from Trump supporters including armed militias, white supremacists and other activists fired up by perceived calls-to-arms by their leader. www.theguardian.com
8 Nance’s main concern is the possibility of civil unrest, from Trump supporters including armed militias, white supremacists and other activists fired up by perceived calls-to-arms by their leader. www.theguardian.com
9 “He’s a compromised person, a broken asset of a foreign power, and has been under the thrall, the pay, or most likely the debt of Vladimir Putin,” Nance said. www.theguardian.com
10 “Anything which benefits him personally, anything that benefits what he believes is his brand, he will do.” www.theguardian.com
11 Other analysts agree. www.theguardian.com
12 Ultimately, Trump will spend his final days in the White House trying to avoid looking like a loser or a failure, analysts say. www.theguardian.com
13 “I’ve had a lot of experience with autocrats, despots and third-world potentates, so I got to see how these people behave,” Nance said. www.theguardian.com
14 They want to have all of their money and remain in power, and spend the money. Who knows with Donald Trump? www.theguardian.com
15 But Trump’s defeat also sets the clock ticking on 11 weeks that some analysts believe could be the most dangerous period in US history, the time before the 20 January inauguration of Joe Biden during which a vengeful president can wreak havoc if he choses to do so. www.theguardian.com