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

People say that Trump is an idiot. I would say it's more that he's totally ignorant in many respects, and petty, and hateful. However, when it comes to playing his base like an absolute fiddle, he's a master. He knew exactly what facial expression to pull in that mugshot - the scornful glare has already become emblematic. It's actually great that the subsequent design ripped off Obama's one, because it starkly shows the contrast between the movements and their mindsets.

It's also the death knell of the idea that Trumpism can ever have a new leader, because this is the point where Trump's likeness becomes a true emblem of the movement, and will forever be a reminder of who its real leader is, even after he's gone, Kim Il Sung style.

He seemed to have more of a sense of humour about himself in times gone past. It's mad to think about now, but he hosted SNL back in 2015 just as his presidential campaign was picking up steam, and even stood there while two Trump impersonators stood alongside him and did their thing. I'm not saying that this was his idea or that he even particularly enjoyed the parody, but was still happy enough to stand there and take it. It'd be impossible to imagine him doing something like this now.

Trump could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose any voters. This he has openly said as a brag. Him violating a woman in a clothes shop one time will have as much impact on his base as a parking fine.

Well it’s selling well in a fantasy someone invented

First they came for the people who committed fraud to pay porn stars, and I did not speak out, because I hadn't committed fraud to pay a porn star.

Then they came for the people who stole classified documents, and I did not speak out, because I hadn't stolen classified documents.

Then they came for the people who conspired to steal an election, and I did not speak out, because I never conspired to steal an election.

Then nobody came for me because it turns out they were only after the major criminals

This is a concern. It should have been more of a sure thing that Trump lost 2020, but the scale of Trump’s loss was nowhere near what it should have been given what everyone knew about the guy, and how sick of him many were within even in his first 100 days. He was soundly defeated in 2020, but he should have been mostly flattened.

Anyone invested in keeping Trump out in 2024, need to get the vote out again, watch out for shenanigans designed to rig the vote for Trump, and remind people what 4 years of Trump did to their country, and what he tried to do to end their voice in the matter.

Trump being anything north of «0» on polls is of concern. In any sane senario he should have been out of politics years ago.

Is Rudy actually a very handsome guy ? Could his good looks help him win his trial ? A lot of the best people think yes !

”China!”

Those jobs trump promised in Wisconsin from Foxconn never materialized. Fox News con.

In a case of everything trump touches dies, this scandal began rocking Wisconsin from day one, lost republicans the governors mansion and now control of the state Supreme Court. Wisconsin woke up real quick to his bullshit.

"He said something to the effect of, 'Well, Mark wants me to let you know that he knows you're loyal and he knows you'll do the right thing tomorrow and that you're going to protect him and the boss,'"

the man mark meadows called as a character witness is the same man who tried to witness tamper Cassidy Hutchinson on the eve of her testimony to the January 6 committee.

That looks like the parallel universe Four Seasons Hotel version of Guiliani, rather than the Four Seasons Total Landscaping version we're living with.

Funny how you see a lot of Q brain farts online that are always in caps, similar to how trump uses them in his brain farts online

"Reinvindicated"? I didn't realise Trump had even been invindicated the first time.