What does the future hold for Donald Trump? - threadbans in OP

@Leroy42

Ivanka is a big loss. She was the moderate voice in 2016, the way to smooth Trump's edges, especially with women, but also overall.

Disagree. She came out anti-abortion which loses any cred she has as a moderate. She had no influence over TFG beyond helping with pro-Goya ads.

There are still some posters on here equating "likes" and crowds with votes and can't understand when actual votes go the other way (or they bubble seething just under the stolen election narrative and spill over now and then).

That little pained and insincere closed-mouth smile after Trump announced he'd be running. That's all you need to know right there. I think he knows his time as a major political influence is coming to a close.

However, I'm still surprised that he didn't announce at a rust belt rally. Holding at Mar a Lago only furthers the idea that he suddenly can no longer fill those kinds of events.

No rules on this. TFG announced for 2020 the week he was inaugurated in 2017. First primaries are January 2024

Not that unusual. American presidential elections can last up to 2 years which of course reflects American craziness.

It'll be interesting to see how CNN deal with Trump this time given the ridiculous coverage they gave him for years. People have copped on that they were making lots of money by saying how bad he was. They can't get away with that now.

Very boring speech with the same old tired lies repeated. He's just exhausting at this stage and outside the hardcore MAGAists, who does Trump actually appeal to?

Trump thinks announcing a run will protect him from indictment, legally he's incorrect, however he'll say (untruely) that he's being victimised and that Joe Biden has weaponised the DOJ

A lot can happen in two years and a lot can be forgotten about in the same time frame. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the GOP suddenly had a change of heart and started backing Trump again, if it meant another shot at the Presidency for them. The right wing press and media, too, have form in changing their tunes when it suits them. Into the bargain, the Democrats don't seem to have anyone at the forefront to offer at the moment. IIRC, Biden hasn't offered anything solid on running for a second term? Or have I misinterpreted that? In any case, Biden may have Trumped the orange gobshite once, but there's nothing to say that he'll be able to do it again.

In addition, given the absolute wretched state of US politics in the last few years I also wouldn't be surprised if Trump actually managed to get to the WH in 2024.

It’s a bizarre thing to announce as a policy agenda on the exact same night Artemis launched on its maiden test flight around the moon (unmanned drone flight).

Because, NASA isn’t going to Mars it’s going to the moon. Artemis and the Lunar Gateway is committed.

But if he and Elon want to go plant a flag on Mars together I say glory to both of them 👋

if they do it personally then even better

Trump could be out of the Presidency race by Christmas.

Rupert Murdoch does not play nice.

He might be out of it by Thanksgiving.

In fact, I'd nearly go so far as to say if he's still in it by Christmas, in the face of this approach by Murdoch, he'll likely be the nominee.

Edit number 2: This is the content from Page 26 of the Post.

He's toast if you ask me. No way he gets any meaningful support without a propaganda arm.

I'd wager something that substantiates the 'ladybug' rumour

Maybe Mel is planning on being First Lady Magaga

Facebook will not fact-check Trump anymore