“Where’s Vladimir Putin??”

So began a television news broadcast, referring to the fact that the Russian president has not been seen publicly for at least the last 48 hours.

While all this is intriguing, it’s bound to resolve itself shortly.

And in truth, the only reason I’m writing this post is to make this prediction: Sometime over the next 24 months, these same TV anchors are going to be opening their shows with this question: “Where’s Donald Trump??”

It’s unlikely that he’ll be re-elected, and it’s even more improbable that he’ll escape prosecution and conviction for the broad array of crimes he committed in office and since he left.  It’s hard to imagine that he’ll surrender to federal authorities and spend the rest of his life in prison.

So, what possibilities remain? Here’s one: going underground in some country where he’s liked, and one with no extradition agreements with the United States.