Trump plans 16-day holiday visit to Mar-a-Lago

Trump may believe he can flee to Russia. I wouldn't be surprised if Putin planted that notion in Trump's head, and reinforces Trump's belief he'd be welcomed with open arms.

But that isn't going to happen. If the circumstances that would impel Trump to flee were ever to arise, the DOJ would implement measures to thwart him. Not to mention that Putin would instantly reject Trump's request for asylum. Trump would be an enormous liability to Putin. Granting Trump asylum would only serve to undo all of Putin's accomplishments, because it would serve to strengthen the western alliance, and NATO as well.

I don't doubt that Trump's head is filled with schemes for the time when he is no longer president. But they are merely fantasies, which will never come to fruition. Putin is not Mr. Roarke, and Russia will never serve as Trump's personal reboot of Fantasy Island.

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