I'm not saying I expect him to do that; I don't. I'm just saying that a repeat of this kind of incident would then be much more likely to lead to impeachment and possibly conviction. Repubs can't afford to abandon him now, but after the election he has much less leverage on them, assuming he's still in office at all. At that point many will be comfortable with removing him in favor of his VP, and there will be much less to fear from retaliation by his base.
@Snarknado I see him as being in a FAR stronger position after re-election than he is now. Career Politicians may be clueless about many things,but not about the direction the wind is blowing,and a Trump re-election will send out a strong signal that business as usual is OVER,and they need to adapt to the new mind sets of the voters.
The traditional RNC voters are the pod people Anti-Trump voters we see here and on other sites. NOTHING could make them happier than seeing Poppy or Boy Jorge back in the WH again,and they will never vote for a rude outsider like Trump. Trump winning again not only means those geezers are dying off and have less influence than ever,but that there is a "new sheriff in town" as well as whole BUNCH of "new deputies" who voted him into office. Any politician that doesn't take note of that wind shift is going to be out of office soon.
BTW,I see the Dim Party changing,too. I see them shifting ever further left,and getting radical about it instead of trying to hide it. They will be going after,and appealing to the late teen-20 something idiots primarily,with a few old Comrades helping them man the barriers.