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  Right but insurance, parental rights, and even the right to access your loved one in the hospital are dependent on marriage here.
context: Wait I thought he won and it was stolen? >
  
  Something definitely got stolen: Republican campaign donations. 
  They knew he was a snake when they took him in, etc. >
  
  Irony: Trump’s greed and never ending grift is a major factor in the USA avoiding a 2nd Trump term. >
  
  Literally all he had to say was "masks are patriotic; everyone should wear one" and boom he's got his second term. >
  
  And sell MAGA masks (as abhorrent as those would be). >
  
  Yes!!! Exactly! He was thrown a political softball with Covid. He also had a vaccine in 9 months!!! All he had to fucking do was say “we’re going to get this amazing vaccine to everyone! Wear your masks! And we’ll get our economy roaring back!”  He was just too stupid to realize people care about dying more than being rich. >
  
  Yep, Covid was Trump's ticket to a 2nd term.  The lord looked down upon The Chosen One, saw him pathetically floundering away, and threw him a softball.  When Covid first broke out, I thought this was a game changer for Trump politically, now he's going to be seen as sorta a war-time President.  All he had to do was keep his mouth shut and follow the recommendations of his own experts. >
  
  No, seriously. This flies in the face of the “trump is actually a genius strategist and orator” argument.. 
  Denying the existence of covid, thus turning it into another rightwing culture war issue, was 100% the nail in the coffin for a second trump term. >
  
  Yea trump is just the right kind of sociopath for the GOP when he won. He lucked into being the right personality at the right time. But once in the game he had no insight. >
  
  Kellyanne continues to live in an alternate universe. No wonder George walked.
  Of course the Trump family grifted - that's what they do. But Trump wasn't going to win anyway, because he was massively unpopular across a big chunk of the electorate. To blame campaign strategy for his loss is ludicrous. >
  
  Did he really leave her? I heard this awhile ago but tried to find sources and couldn’t. >
  
  I read an article about George a few months ago that said that they were living separately, but no one has filed for divorce. >
  
  Sounds like a deliberate ploy.  They benefit from playing both sides. >
  
  Depending where you live if you want a no fault divorce and have a kid (edit: under 18, if your kid(s) is/are 18+ they don’t worry about that anymore) you need to live separately for up to a year first. If they’re comfortable dividing assets or at least feel they can come to agreement that might be what they’re doing. >
  
  A coworker from North Carolina was telling me for her divorce the judge ordered 8-weeks of marriage counseling, after that he was still convinced the couple could reconcile and ordered 8 more before they were finally granted a divorce. >
  
  Yes, I got divorced in NC as well and one year separation and required marriage counseling is necessary before you can even officially complete the process. >
  
  Wtf? How can judges order that shit when you have 2 adults saying this isn’t working and we want to separate? Marriage seems like way more of a hassle than it’s really worth. I can buy a fancy expensive ring just as easily without the legal bullshit involved.