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littlemissmartypants

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8. Even if he's on a ventilator and if his wife doesn't pull the plug...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 09:55 PM

11 hrs ago

He could be permanently cognitively impaired and still draw a salary.

Because we don't have any recourse for having the cognitively impaired removed.

He'd have to have his wife admit to being his POA, and what are those odds?

I wonder if she could be sued?

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He is dying the way he lived: Squeezing every drop of political power out of technicalities [View all] applegrove 13 hrs ago OP

A cheater even on his death bed Chasstev365 13 hrs ago #1

I feel like he game planned this out before he had the latest medical incident. Would anyone dare say he's above it? BannonsLiver 13 hrs ago #2

Agree with you on this chicoescuela 10 hrs ago #9

You can just so easily picture the conversation with his top aides. BannonsLiver 8 hrs ago #18

Request habeus corpus swong19104 12 hrs ago #3

I'd prefer to think he's trying to hold out from his inevitable trip to hell Bristlecone 12 hrs ago #4

He's been a corpse for quite a while. NoMoreRepugs 12 hrs ago #5

Isn't it, though? 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #6

Be fair..Mitch Helped Make All of This Possible. ForeGoneLegsBirne 10 hrs ago #12

The only information I want when he shuffles off his mortal coil... RetiredParatrooper 11 hrs ago #7

Even if he's on a ventilator and if his wife doesn't pull the plug... littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #8

Is she still in country? ForeGoneLegsBirne 10 hrs ago #11

She went to China. I don't know if she's still there. littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #13

His wife already took off catchnrelease 10 hrs ago #15

She's as despicable as he is. She'll probably leave him on the vent until he's mummified or... littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #16

May have been upgraded Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #10

No way. Wifey is going to draw that direct deposit as long as he's being kept alive. littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #14

So... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #17