• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I honestly don’t think Trump initially meant to win. Go watch the video in Trump Tower when they announce. Everyone is partying down, Trump is in the back, on a couch, head in hands.

    We could fairly argue that he showed a typical reaction to winning the highest office in the land! I now see a man who realized he would be exposed, big time.

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      11 months ago

      I agree. I think his original plan was to run, lose, and then claim that the election was rigged against him. Then, he’d have spent 4 years grifting. He’d also have been paid to appear on right wing media to talk about how President Hillary was bungling X and how he would handle X so much better. (All without giving any details on how he’d handle X.)

      Basically, what he’s done since leaving office in 2021.

      Of course, once he was in office, he got addicted to the power and now he wants that back. Plus, he sees it as the only way to avoid prison. So his 2024 Presidential bid is 100% serious.