While a reelection victory for President Donald Trump in November is by no means outside the realm of possibility, the President's chances are looking grim.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden holds strong polling leads in a number of swing states, and many of Trump's most devoted Republican allies are now distancing themselves from him.
Trump seemed to acknowledge that at a recent rally by entertaining the possibility that he'll become a one term President, and he floated what would happen if that becomes the case.
Watch below.
"Maybe I'll have to leave the country. I don't know." -- Trump on what could happen if he loses to Biden pic.twitter.com/NGrXDwjaSd
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 17, 2020
Trump said:
"Can you imagine if I lose, my whole life, what am I going to do? I am going to say I lost to the worst candidate in the history of politics? I am not going to feel so good, maybe I will have to leave the country, I don't know."
With Trump and his antics taking center stage for four years of what critics say have been defined by lies and chaos, there were a number of people ready to hold him to that.
The Biden campaign offered the perfect one word clapback to the idea.
Promise? pic.twitter.com/Wbl86i8uYo
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 17, 2020
Accompanying the word "Promise?" is a video of Trump vowing never to return to states like Iowa, Ohio, and Minnesota before announcing his intention to leave the country.
Twitter users across the country applauded Biden's response.
Lol. The Biden social media team is good. https://t.co/ubuscIEitw
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 17, 2020
Loving this. https://t.co/F2H1dkO07l
— Thomas A. Fine #TrumpIsUnfit 🇺🇸 (@thomasafine) October 17, 2020
Ouch. That's some smooooth shade throwing. https://t.co/FxrW07AVGF
— AlexMonroe (@alexismonroe84) October 18, 2020
This ad is 🔥 https://t.co/lDmugIH7lU
— Lucas Holtz (@LucasHoltz__) October 17, 2020
Donald Trump is the Biden campaigns best surrogate.
pic.twitter.com/AWwgLo0D1r
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) October 17, 2020
The Biden camp wasn't the only one hoping to take Trump up on his offer.
sounds good! https://t.co/1fuM31AVgi
— Christo Aivalis 🌹🍊 (@christoaivalis) October 17, 2020
That would be a wonderful thing. YES! https://t.co/2NfEkvWwBb
— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) October 17, 2020
Please keep your promise! 🤞 https://t.co/pWKTDxGwAm
— David Stehle (@davidstehle) October 19, 2020
Stop threatening me with a good time... https://t.co/4ABv2du0sB
— Bryan Schott (@SchottHappens) October 17, 2020
The presidential election is on November 3rd, but early voting is already underway in at least 40 states.
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