Happy Thanksgiving indeed. Donald Trump has been soundly defeated in an honest election, and there is so very much to be thankful for right now.

For starters, Joe Biden bet Trump by nearly 6 million votes, last I heard. He won in the electoral college by about the same numbers as Trump defeated Hilary Clinton in 2016. There was no demonstrable fraud in the election. Trump lost. Period. He’s a loser. Period.

So what’s he up to thee days as he waits out his last days in the White House? Well, there’s a pardon for a felon who lied to the FBI. There’s a fund-raising scheme he desperately needs for his post-presidential activities (i.e., lawsuits, debts, Melania’s alimony….).

The money raising ideas are pretty lousy for anyone who cFES TO contributes. Ostensibly the money he’s seeking goes for legal activitIes in each of the states pushing his baseless fraud claims That is a possibility, however slim. Much more likely is the sense that Trump can pull off most of the money generated by this scheme to hep pay off his debts. That would be in excess of at least $400 million. And he ain’t got that cash anywhere around until and unless he can get folks to pony up right now.

He also is saying he’ll use it for another rn at the White House in 2024. That seems unlikely. First, there’s a really good chance he’ll lose again if he gets the nomination. Second, if he’s still alive, he’ll be an extremely unhealthy 78-yer old. Third, do you think he truly wants all that trouble again? And, having been fooled once, a majority of American voters are going to exceedingly un happy about the prospect of four more years with him.

So let’s just assume he’s trying to con as much money out of his supporters as he can right now. He’s a con man, and this is just another one. Another shabby con.

Of course we still have a lot of bottom-feeders in the Republican party out there, starting with Mitch McConnell, who still has not admitted that Joe Biden won the election. He’s a trumpster all the way, and a shameless politician who will long bear the legacy of a man who cared not at all for democracy, only for political gain. His time is coming … Trump’s is on the way even sooner.