Why We Are Still In ‘The Danger Zone’ Until Jan. 20, 2017

Donald Trump is not the president yet, and Barack Obama could still do an extraordinary amount of damage during his last two months in the White House.

Prior to the election, I described the period of time ending on Jan. 20 as “the danger zone,” and my outlook has not changed just because Donald Trump was victorious on election night. As you will see, the next two months are an absolutely critical time, and if we can get through Jan. 20 without something major happening, perhaps we can breathe a little bit easier (at least for a while). On the other hand, the events of the next two months could easily plunge this country into a period of unprecedented chaos. A lot of people are feeling good about things right now because of Trump’s victory, but now is definitely not a time to relax and let down our guard.

And the truth is that Donald Trump has not even won the presidency yet. As I detailed shortly before election night, the next president will not be determined until Dec. 19 when the Electoral College meets.

On Monday, Dec. 19, the members of the Electoral College will gather in all 50 state capitals to cast their votes for president. It is then, and only then, that the next president of the United States will be elected.

Throughout our history, electors have followed the will of the people more than 99 perfect of the time, but there have been faithless electors before, and if Democrats can get enough of them to switch sides in December, it is still possible (though not probable) that Hillary Clinton could win the election.

One petition asking electors to switch their votes has already been signed by more than 4 million people. It claims that Donald Trump is “unfit to serve” as president, and that since Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a wide margin, she should be elected president instead. The following comes from a USA Today article entitled “Could the Electoral College elect Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump?“

A Change.org petition, now signed by more than 4.3 million people, encourages members of the Electoral College to cast their votes for Hillary Clinton when the college meets on Dec. 19. The petition argues that Donald Trump is “unfit to serve” and that “Secretary Clinton won the popular vote and should be President.”

“If they all vote the way their states voted, Donald Trump will win,” the petition states. “However, they can vote for Hillary Clinton if they choose. Even in states where that is not allowed, their vote would still be counted, they would simply pay a small fine—which we can be sure Clinton supporters will be glad to pay! We are calling on the Electors to ignore their states’ votes and cast their ballots for Secretary Clinton.”

I don’t believe that this is going to happen. They may be able to flip a few electors, but the gap in electoral votes is almost certainly too wide for the Democrats to overcome.

However, that is not the only concern we are facing. Ever since his victory on November 8, there have been a multitude of violent threats against Donald Trump and his family. And without a doubt, there are a lot of powerful people who would be interested in finding a way to keep Donald Trump from getting to Inauguration Day. So let us pray for his safety and for the safety of his family.

If Donald Trump were to be incapacitated after he wins the Electoral College vote on December 19, Mike Pence would take his place.

But if something were to happen to him before December 19, his electors would be free to vote for another candidate, including Hillary Clinton.

If everything goes smoothly and Donald Trump successfully makes it to Inauguration Day, he could be facing one of the biggest political protests in United States history.

In an article for The Most Important News, I showed that the far left is calling for thousands upon thousands of protesters to descend upon Washington D.C. on Jan. 20 in order to disrupt the inauguration festivities as much as possible.

This giant protest is being organized by the usual suspects, and they have already put up Facebook pages and websites, and the hashtag “#DisruptJ20″ is being widely used all over social media.

Traditionally, Inauguration Day is a day of joy and celebration, but the far left seems intent on transforming it into a massive riot.

Let us hope they are not successful.

Another reason we will be in the danger zone over the next two months is what Barack Obama may choose to do at the United Nations.

Now that it looks as though Donald Trump will be our next president, the international pressure on Obama to do something at the United Nations regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before the end of his term has become even more intense.

Trump and his advisers are actively concerned about this. In fact, I came across an article earlier today that discussed the fact that the Trump team is warning Obama “against making moves on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his last months in office”:

Specifically, the concern is that Obama may decide to support a U.N. Security Council resolution officially recognizing a Palestinian state, set the parameters for a “two-state solution” and establish East Jerusalem as the capital for the new Palestinian state.

Just a few weeks ago, an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Obama’s Israel Surprise?” reported this as one of the options the Obama administration is strongly considering. A U.N. Security Council resolution would be legally binding on both Israel and the Palestinians, and it would also be something President Trump would not be able to undo.

The rest of the U.N. Security Council is eager to support such a resolution, and so the decision about whether or not it will happen sits in the hands of Barack Obama, and we don’t know what he will do. The following comes from an article by Leo Hohmann…

The Wall Street Journal reported one week before Tuesday’s election that Obama had requested his aides provide him with a list of options to deal with the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israeli diplomats, according to the Wall Street Journal story, are preparing for the possibility that a lame-duck President Obama “may try to force a diplomatic resolution for Israel and the Palestinians at the United Nations.”

The president is presumably now reviewing those options, which number about half a dozen.

He may be preparing to recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N. before he leaves office, the Wall Street Journal reported.

If Barack Obama decides to divide the land of Israel at the United Nations, it will be the worst decision of his entire presidency. I have warned repeatedly that all hell will break loose in America if it happens, and it will also mean many of the events I warn about in my latest book are much closer than many had anticipated.

But if we can get to Jan. 20 and the land of Israel has not yet been divided, we may be able to rest easy for at least a little while, because Trump has already said he would not support a U.N. Security Council resolution that forces a solution on the Israelis and Palestinians.

When politicians are going to do something they know people won’t like, they tend to try to sneak it through around the holidays when few people are paying attention. For example, yesterday I discussed how the legislation that created the Federal Reserve was rushed through Congress right before Christmas in 1913.

So keep an eye on the periods around Thanksgiving and Christmas. If Barack Obama is going to stab Israel in the back, it may happen during one of those times.

My hope is that we can get through Jan. 20 without anything going seriously wrong. If that happens, I will be very thankful.

And as I detailed in a previous article, Donald Trump will be 70 years, 7 months and 7 days old on his first full day in office on January 21, which will happen in year 5777 on the Hebrew calendar.

Could this be a sign, as many believe, of better things ahead?

Or will the next two months set off a chain of events that will prove disastrous for this nation?

I believe this is a critical moment in our history. Let us hope our leaders make the right decisions.