Trump Posts List of 19 Hypothetical Disasters He Says Harris Presidency Would Have Caused

Trump Posts List of 19 Hypothetical Disasters He Says Harris Presidency Would Have Caused

The president published the second page of a speculative numbered list on Truth Social, claiming outcomes ranging from renewed COVID lockdowns to the imprisonment of Trump himself.

The president published the second page of a speculative numbered list on Truth Social, claiming outcomes ranging from renewed COVID lockdowns to the imprisonment of Trump himself.

— Donald J.Trump posted on Truth Social on June 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM EST, posted on Truth Social on June 17, 2026, by mentioning the source (see truthsocial), publishing the second page of a numbered list — items 31 through 49 — outlining hypothetical negative scenarios he claims would have unfolded had Vice President Kamala Harris won the 2024 presidential election. The list, shared as an image of a typeset document, includes assertions about the return of COVID-era mask mandates and lockdowns, the defunding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federally funded late-term abortions, and a tax on unrealized capital gains. Among the more provocative claims, Trump alleged that China would have seized Taiwan, that American troops would have been deployed on the ground in Ukraine, and that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would still be in power. He also asserted that the social media platform X would have been shut down and that its owner, Elon Musk, would have been charged with attempting to fix elections for Russia. Item 44 stated bluntly that “they would have imprisoned Trump,” while item 49 claimed “Kamala would have finished the job Obama started,” without specifying what that job entailed. Several items on the list contained inflammatory language directed at religious and ethnic communities. Item 48 warned of a “Mosque and Islamic takeover” and a “Mandatory hijab day,” while items 42 and 45 predicted increased attacks on the Jewish community and an “explosion of antisemetic protests on campuses” — the latter misspelled in the original document. Item 40 used the derogatory nickname “Tampon Tim” for former Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who was Harris’s running mate, suggesting he would have been “closer to total control” as vice president. The post is part of a broader pattern of speculative and conspiratorial messaging from the president’s social media accounts. In the last 30 days, 23 of Trump’s 659 Truth Social posts have fallen under the category of conspiracies and miscellaneous content, including three specifically classified as conspiracies, Deep State, and QAnon-adjacent claims. None of the scenarios listed in the post are tied to any specific pending legislation or recognized policy proposal. Current federal health guidelines do not call for the reimposition of mask mandates or lockdowns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and major health systems recommend standard respiratory illness precautions — including staying home when symptomatic and optional masking — rather than the sweeping government-imposed measures that characterized the early pandemic response (see clevelandclinic.org). The claims about mandatory solar panels, elimination of prayer from the public square, and mandatory hijab observance have no basis in any known legislative proposals or executive actions from the prior administration.

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