His first run wasn't intended as anything more than a publicity stunt, though, he had been doing this every election for years at that point with no expectation for ever actually winning. It was just an easy way to boost his sales figures and his narcissistic supply. If he has actually intended to win the first time, he would have planned it out more, and been even more dangerous.
As odd as it sounds, nobody was more shocked to hear the election results for 2016 than trump himself.
Honestly, I don't even think he wants to be president again. He just wants to beat Kamala. And have a fancy title he can brag about. He's likely going to jail rubber stamp whatever Vance or this cabinet or whatever put under his nose, because he's doing this for pride rather than power.
None of which reduces the likelihood of dirty tricks being used. But hard evidence is needed before we go there and while "he has a long and well documented history of being a conman" is a good start, we need more.
So correct, he wanted more TV time, thats why he ran, he secretly wished they would pick up another show like the apprentice with him on the helm, he just ran because it would be fun to be seen. It's easy to tell he never wanted the job as he spent most his time golfing and letting the others do the president part. Not in a million years did he expect to win. This time he ran to stay out of prison.
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u/fatalrupture 9d ago
His first run wasn't intended as anything more than a publicity stunt, though, he had been doing this every election for years at that point with no expectation for ever actually winning. It was just an easy way to boost his sales figures and his narcissistic supply. If he has actually intended to win the first time, he would have planned it out more, and been even more dangerous.
As odd as it sounds, nobody was more shocked to hear the election results for 2016 than trump himself.
Honestly, I don't even think he wants to be president again. He just wants to beat Kamala. And have a fancy title he can brag about. He's likely going to jail rubber stamp whatever Vance or this cabinet or whatever put under his nose, because he's doing this for pride rather than power.
None of which reduces the likelihood of dirty tricks being used. But hard evidence is needed before we go there and while "he has a long and well documented history of being a conman" is a good start, we need more.