Orange Mango's "announcement" today makes as much sense as

[kairos12]

as an industrial endorsement for zeppelins the day after the Hindenburg attempted landing.

[Johnny2X2X]

1. But he thinks it helps him

He is feeling beaten and threatened, it's his only move to try to maintain absolute control over the Republican Party.

And look for him to absolutely target DeSantis and Youngkin relentlessly until he feels they're no longer threats.

[Raftergirl]

2. He doesn't want to be SOH

because he would have to work.

[Staph]

3. I wonder what the going price is

to show up in the crowd for this announcement and cheer wildly. And what's the bonus for being black?

[vlyons]

4. I think it's more about keeping the grift going

Between his legal woes, lawyer fees, and Truth Social about to go belly up, he needs something to keep the grift going. So setting up an "exploratory committee" with a web site, where suckers can sign up and send money, what else has he got? Maybe he has a hat with a new slogan to sell?

[Irish_Dem]

10. Money, ego, revenge. Could be all of it.

Hard to sort out his insanity at any given moment.

[Andy823]

13. I agree with you.

It's alway about the money for trump, and now even more than ever, he will take out his revenge on the republican party.

He may even run as an independent, or make the threat once again about starting his very own party. Whatever he does his main goal will be to "destroy" all those who have turned on him, and make millions playing all the suckers that follow him and his cult!

Just my opinion.

[Beachnutt]

5. He wants to lose

BIGLY.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. The Trump art of the deal. He's building leverage for himself to negotiate with.

And, it's rather brilliant, actually. He doesn't care about us. He's doing this to get leverage to negotiate with the Republican party.

My guess, that even if he whittles down his expectations, the big win for him is a promise of a pardon if he agrees to step out of the race.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Good point. Trump would only step aside if there was something in it for him.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. I think he's going to announce a major lawsuit against teh DOJ and Garland

For stealing his top-secret documents from his basement.

They belong to him, you see, according to the ancient, and well-regarded legal precedent known as 'finders-keepers'.



For real though, it will be lame teaser of an 'announcement', not a real one.

Just enough to start the money flowing in again, and give him a reason to cry 'political persecution' if Garland (or anyone else like Georgia or James) actually acts against him.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Trump should sue every American citizen in perpetuity.

Blanket lawsuit with a laundry list of crimes and wrongdoings.

Instead of constant piecemeal lawsuits.

One massive lawsuit.

[GoCubsGo]

16. Either that, or he's going to start spilling the beans on his fellow Republicans.

Everyone is starting to walk away from him, and he'll, no doubt, want to start punishing those who are disloyal to him.

[Retrograde]

8. He can't stand to be out of the spotlight

and he especially can't stand for that spotlight to be on anyone else. He's mainly trying to take attention away from the winners in last week's election.

[jcgoldie]

11. But its what he always does

And so far it has worked for him over and over. No matter how bad the news is for him he’s never silent and let it blow over. He always attacks it and tries to cover it in bullshit.

[GoCubsGo]

15. I still think he has other intentions than a Presidential run announcement.

As someone on Stephanie Miller's show put it this morning, this could just as easily be a reading from his "burn book." He is obviously on the war path, and I would not be at all surprised if he's taking a shot across the bow for what's in store if they' don't continue to kow tow to him. He's big into the revenge thing, and he has reason to start letting loose now that everyone is deserting him.

[Thomas Hurt]

17. He has more people to hate on, get even with and prove wrong. He has to do it.