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Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

The only way Trump will relinquish power is when he dies either of natural causes or otherwise. He's trying to manufacture a conflict now so that he can use it as justification for suspending elections. It's exactly how Putin got into power. He was elected, probably legally, and then just refused to leave when his term was up.

The only difference between Trump and Putin is that Trump hasn't gotten to the end of his term yet, so still has a vague wiff of legitimacy.