Pierre Couture
Feb 24, 2017 · 1 min read

so trump had 65 million votes, which is about 19% of the total US population. This means that 81% of the people did not vote for him. Hillary also got around 19% of the vote by total population. So nobody has a valid mandate. It’s the 62% non-participants that allowed him to seize the reigns of power. America right now is in the middle of an Undeclared Uncivil war, and that divisions between the factions run so deep that it will be a miracle if things hold together. If the shit hits the fan, then President Pence would have to declare martial law.

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