Trump's Already Gaming Out a 2024 Run--Including an Event During Biden's Inauguration

[sabra]

Source: The Daily Beast

In the twilight of his presidency, Donald Trump is discussing different ways to disrupt the impending Joe Biden era, chief among them by announcing another run against him.

According to three people familiar with the conversations, the president, who refuses to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election as he clearly did, has not just talked to close advisers and confidants about a potential 2024 run to reclaim the White House but about the specifics of a campaign launch. The conversations have explored, among other things, how Trump could best time his announcement so as to keep the Republican Party behind him for the next four years. Two of these knowledgeable sources said the president has, in the past two weeks, even floated the idea of doing a 2024-related event during Biden’s inauguration week, possibly on Inauguration Day, if his legal effort to steal the 2020 election ultimately fails.

The president and some of his closest associates have already started surveying prominent donors to get a sense of who would be with him, or perhaps against him, if he chose to run in the 2024 election. Some top Trump allies have told The Daily Beast that they are doing what they can to stay in the president’s good graces, calculating that doing so will help ensure a seat at the table and a future in the party—in the event he runs again.

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According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the president has privately bragged that he’d still remain in the spotlight, even if Biden is in the Oval Office, in part because the news media will keep regularly covering him since—as Trump has assessed—he gets the news outlets ratings and those same outlets find Biden “boring.”

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-already-gaming-out-a-2024-run-including-an-event-during-bidens-inauguration

[lisa58]

1. No one will cover him...they don't now because of the constant lies

[Retrograde]

18. That's what I said in 2016

"Who's interested in some has-been blowhard from New York?". IMHO, as long as he brings in the ad revenue the MSM will cover him.

[lisa58]

19. He was winning primaries in 2016 - he's lost this election...

They won’t cover him

[Polybius]

60. And he'll win plenty more primaries in 2024

If he's not a felon by then.

[lisa58]

62. I'm leaning felon

[NewJeffCT]

66. he got non stop coverage even before the primaries started

from the day he came down the escalator to announce Mexico was sending drugs & criminals to the US

[lisa58]

69. Yes - and everyone is exhausted- time will tell, but

My money is on they won’t cover him and Twitter will suspend his account

[brush]

50. I don't recall many trump plans being successful.

His covid response sure hasn't been, nor his re-election campaign, not to mention blowing his inheritance, his bankruptcies, his casinos, airline, steaks, university—he did luck up in 2016 with Putin's help and repug dirty tricks—but this will be a failure too as he's seen as a loser now not a successful businessman.

[sandensea]

30. And because he'll be long gone by then - medical basket case that he is.

It'll be fun to watch the all-out probate food fight than ensues between his children, his wives, and possible love children he may scattered around.

Plus his creditors' demands - musn't forget about them.

[lisa58]

34. If he wants to start his own network it should be the one...

That covers his downfall

[sandensea]

37. +1

The probate fight alone - among all the little Drumpfs, and the three Mrs. Drumpfs - would make a great reality show.

The title? No Honor Among Thieves.

[lisa58]

39. Your proposed title is too dignified for the subject matter...

... maybe: The Depraved

[sandensea]

41. You're right

It should shown in a double-feature, along with Barbet Schroeder's Idi Amin: A self-portrait

[safeinOhio]

2. I have a feeling he will remain in the spotlight.

Up on the stand.

[Leghorn21]

10. "Raise ya right hand, MUTHAFUCKAH"

[calimary]

15. Don't forget the other hand, too, so we can slap the handcuffs on!

[Escurumbele]

21. He is going to jail, why people keep talking about his future in politics? I don't get it!

He is going to jail, and that is what people should be talking about.

[birdographer]

24. This is what I say as well

Even if he manages to not spend time behind bars, he will be a convicted criminal. Isn't there some law or requirement that one not be convicted of a crime to run for president? That's also 4 more years of constant fast food, drugs, and zero exercise. Why are people listening to this nonsense? (OTOH, I never thought he would make it to the election with the mental and physical decline we have seen...)

[Talitha]

22. Hahahahaha!!!!

[CottonBear]

3. It will be impossible to run for office from prison. NT

[The_Counsel]

43. Didn't Eugene Debs Do Exactly This?

Not trying to be contradictory, but there IS precedent, I believe.

I will say this, though: If there ISN’T a law against running for office from prison, there certainly OUGHT to be...

[CottonBear]

65. You are correct. Thanks for your informed reply.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/09/22/socialist-who-ran-president-prison-won-nearly-million-votes/%3foutputType=amp

[KPN]

4. This is why this prick needs to be prosecuted and jailed.

He will continue to tear our country apart to serve his petty ego. The 1st Amendment be damned when the purpose is to undermine and essentially negate the democratically elected government; when the purpose harms us all.

[intrepidity]

11. No, this isn't why

The reason is because he has broken the law.

He *wants* to claim that attempts to bring justice are politically motivated, and by being a candidate, he will claim such. So we need to be very clear: it's not for any reason besides upholding the law.

[KPN]

12. I agree. And if we don't, he will do what he can

to usage his ego which inevitably will mean undermining stability and any hope of returning to a anything like normalcy let alone unity.

[intrepidity]

16. Absolutely. But that won't be the reason, or at least, shouldn't nt

[KPN]

40. Hell no ... he should have been found guilty by

the Senate and could have been impeached for so much more.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Not surprised.

Must be a pure ugly life when you need to pat yourself on the back umpteen times a day.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. For sure, the media will be covering his trials

in NYC and NY state.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Voters will be so open to another round of Donald's pathologies

not!

This is becoming an embarrassing obsession. The difficulty of keeping up a shadow government for 4 years and be accepted by voters and not be regarded as an opportunistic egotistical fool is evident to all but Donnie.

[Thekaspervote]

14. Well stated!

[C_U_L8R]

9. Haunted by inadequacy

This poor riddled idiot just can't let it go. No Donald, you're not bigger. Not at all.

[Thekaspervote]

13. Per usual, talks a big game..no money, no AF1, no one to strategize ...

When his cult finds out they will have to pay to go to his crappy rallies instead of being paid...ain’t happenin

[Cha]

56. Yeah, remember when ASSFACE said..

he was "going to run for a 3rd term because he deserved it"

What happened to that "2nd term", Orange Blob?

[LiberalLovinLug]

17. "the news media will keep regularly covering him..."

"...he gets the news outlets ratings and those same outlets find Biden "boring.""

Folks laugh at this, but can anyone deny it?
Other than his use of the word "boring" to describe Biden. I'd use "acting like a normal person".

I was thinking about this this morning. That it will be a fight at the executive level in the major news networks. Do we cover the latest Trump outrage, also knowing that almost half the country still supports him, and many of those think he was robbed of a win. Then add the many that either voted Democratic or did not vote at all, that also want to see what he is up to just for entertainment. That is a lot of eyes. A lot of money. That is all the network executives care about.

I'm sorry, but I predict Trump will still make front page news for years. They won't be able to help it. No network wants to be the one that falls behind in the ratings game because of some moral stand not to cover Trump again. I just pray he either is medically unfit for office, or in jail, to prevent him from running in 2024.

[Mr.Bill]

46. I, for one, am ready to be bored.

I have grown tired of waking up every day wondering what Trump will fuck up today. I look forward to going days at a time ignoring the news and being confident that everything is pretty much okay. I knew it will be like that because I'm 67 years old and it was like that for 63 years of my life, excepting a few incidents like the Cuban Missile crisis or the Kennedy assasination.

[wnylib]

63. Maybe the best media coverage would be

mocking ridicule of his ego for seeking attention. It would be entertaining enough for ratings but would also not legitimize him. Outrage and anger feed his ego and his followers. But ridicule and laughter would not.

His plan to try to monopolize the media attention on inauguration day and throughout the Biden administration is Trump's revenge for the Mueller investigation and the impeachment. But once he's out of office, the mainstream media have no reason to treat him with respect for the office of president. They will be free to cover him as a cartoon character. Their future freedoms might depend on delegitimizing him and his fascist supporters.

[LiberalLovinLug]

70. Whether mocking or not, it is still coverage

In fact the more legitimate news networks are already mocking and ridiculing his baby behaviour. And have been going that way as this last year enfolded. It doesn't seem to convince anyone in the cult.

If Trump stays the de facto leader of the Republican party, because they have allowed their base to morph into the Trump base, then more ridicule will only inflame Republicans, now Trumpublicans, into shutting off main stream news and turning to QAnon, NewsMax, and maybe a new Trump TV network. Even old school Republicans that still watch MSM may be soured by the sour treatment of a former Republican President.

Because of that, MSM will have to walk a fine line between coming off as vengeful, after being called "fake news" by Trump for years. And looking even more one sided. Already a lot of them are echoing establishment's wishes to forgive and move on. The MSM will position themselves into the best place, in their opinion, to garner the most money coming in.

They like to create controversy when they can. I can already see it. "Can Trump win again in 2024?....Have the Democrats screwed themselves by prosecuting the past administration?.....we'll have on a couple of former Trump officials to respond after the break!"

[wnylib]

71. So, then there is nothing we can do?

Just sit back and watch it happen while griping and consoling ourselves on DU?

[LiberalLovinLug]

74. Not much

I think its up to the MSM news to continue to doubt his honesty, and correct his lies. But also to ignore him when they can.

And its up to elected Republican politicians. Trump will gladly become a giant orange leech stuck onto the party, and it is tempting to let him stay there, sucking the reputations, and honor from the R party, if it means keeping all those T supporters, or maybe just NOT to make them mad.

Ultimately I guess its up to R voters. That enough of them see through Don's con. Realize how much they've been had.

For us? Of course, along with AOC, respond immediately to any dishonest or inflammatory tweet. Those with R representatives should write letters to encourage a split from T. But other than that....its up to these 3 groups. Griping and consoling ourselves on DU may be all we can do.

[wnylib]

75. I don't buy that there's nothing

we can do. We can call the nedia on it. Loudly and constantly. For media that persist we can boycott their adverisers asxwell as their programming. We can trash both media and Republicans on social media. We can raise hell.

[LiberalLovinLug]

76. Yes. You are right. We can do those things. Boycotts can be very effective

I'll never buy Goya again.
Its still ultimately up to the MSM, and Republicans themselves.

[EndlessWire]

20. It's a dismal thought

but I think we are stuck with him until he dies.

As much as I would like to see him in jail, I would still pay him to sail away from our shores forever. But, noooo...that won't happen...

He isn't going to jail. Even if he gets indicted for something, he will be out pending the outcome, and he can still run for Pres. If he were to get elected again (G-d would have to really hate us,) then he would not be prosecutable again! So, all he has to do is keep it all going!

I am not a Dem. So, I am not handing out Party advice. But, you know four years of a decided EFFORT to fix the party flaws would be well advised! The main thing is to work on the American psyche health and make it worthwhile to stick with Democracy and not fascism. Police reform, economic improvement, and all that stuff.

Trump is going to start his own media network for coverage. Our best effort is to not let him rent space in our heads.

[Mr.Bill]

47. I'm afraid I agree with you about him not going to jail.

It will chage from he could shoot someone on fifth avenue and not lose a vote to he could shoot someone on fifth avenue and you will never be able to assemble 12 people to convict him.

If he was tried for every crime he committed he would set a record for hung juries.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. Fuck "serving your country", it's all about "remaining in the spotlight"

I wonder if a single one of those spineless wimps even considered for a moment saying "what's the direction you think the country will need to go in 4 years' time - what should we be doing next to help Americans?"

Cult members, every one of them.

[BlueStater]

25. I hope he's six feet under by 2024.

Fucking parasite.

[marble falls]

26. He's trying to make Joe and Kamala's inauguration smaller than his was. Fat chance.

[Mr.Bill]

48. True. I doubt anyone planning to go to Biden's innauguration

will change their mind and go to a Trump rally.

[Chainfire]

27. Trump needs to come to the realization

That in a Presidential election, there are only two types of people that emerge. Winners and LOSERS!

After about March, people will be going Donald Who?

[packman]

28. To paraphrase a famous line in "A Man for All Seasons"

"Will No One Rid Me of This Meddlesome (fool) ?"

[lonely bird]

29. Do not underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate.

It happened once, it damn well can happen again. It doesn't have to be Trump. It very well could be someone smarter who plays to the urge of authoritarianism.

[GoneOffShore]

35. Tom 'the weasel' Cotton.

[Mr.Bill]

49. Ted Cruz comes to mind. n/t

[BlueIdaho]

31. Can an ex-convict run for office?

Asking for some friends in New York State...

[andym]

32. A convict sitting in prison can run for President

Look up Eugene Debs.

[Mr.Bill]

33. He's just setting up a campaign fund

for the same reason he set one up right after he was innaugurated. So he can steal money from it.

[lambchopp59]

36. Trump's already two tacos short of a combination plate

And the next few weeks will prove interesting. Those with the toxic "toughness" to ignore health recommendations are in for very unpleasant surprises very soon. Anywhere from culling a small portion of the maskless, to horrifying losses of family in isolation, these fools have 4 whole years to come to the realization they've been bamboozled.
I believe lots and lots of public exposure of Donald Trump's mocking tone "He'll listen to the scientists" idiocy in the face of devastating climate emergencies and public health catastrophe may be of tremendous value to shake loose considerable complacency.
Especially for those who deny COVID as a serious matter:
I have an ide...

[Deuxcents]

38. I am sick and tired of him

After all these years of him, these last few weeks are awful and the light at the end of the tunnel is not coming fast enough. He makes me sick. The Loser is worse now with his whining n scorched earth policies.

[Kablooie]

42. Exactly what I expected.

[NoRWNJ]

44. Just Ignore Him

The media needs to cut WAY back on the coverage of the lame duck and after January 20 try to his antics and cries out of the news cycle and just work on putting him on top of the trash heap of history. His time in the spotlight is over.

[bringthePaine]

45. ha ha ha who doesn't dig the sound of one hand clapping😎

[BigmanPigman]

51. Last week I predicted that he would hold a rally and charge on Inauguration Day

his cult an admission fee...have to pay for his legal bills that have and will be piling up. His ego won't allow the spotlight to be off of him for a minute. Since his money-making scam ripping off his cult seems to be his source of income these days and for the next 4 years. Legal bills, debts, living the high life....all paid for by his cult of morons.

[DetlefK]

52. Trump's 2024 campaign won't be anything like his 2016 campaign, for a fundamental reason:

He has a track-record now.







Trump used to be a political outsider, a fresh page to turn to, a clean slate, a whiff of fresh air.

No more.

1.
After 4 years in office, he has baggage and baggage and baggage and baggage and baggage. And we're not even talking yet about all his shit from the Trump-WH that the Biden-administration will declassify.

2.
Trump has already used up all thinkable empty promises for his first campaign. What's he gonna do? Promise to build the wall AGAIN? Promise to repeal Obamacare AGAIN? Promise to reduce the national debt AGAIN? Promise to drain the swamp AGAIN? Promise to make the best deals with other countries AGAIN?

[LiberalLovinLug]

73. You didn't hear?

"PROMISES MADE.....PROMISES KEPT!"

Than has been one of his main cult chants. They don't care if he, or they, can name one thing his has done, especially for them.

They honestly believe that he has been the best President in history, and has accomplished more in 4 years than anyone has done in 8.

[Initech]

53. He is such a worthless piece of shit.

[Cha]

54. "In the Twilight Zone ASSFACE is Looking

FOR WAYS TO FUCK UP AGAIN".

Fixed IT.

[birdographer]

55. Mary Trump suggested that

he would not run again because he wouldn't risk losing again. This could be just bluster and a way to stay what he considers relevant and to have a reason to hold his fascism rallies. He'll back out and put DJTJ in his place. Or he'll be dead from his lifestyle.

[TexasBushwhacker]

68. He'll try running again because it's a source of income

That's why he immediately started running for reelection after his inauguration. That's why he continues to raise money for his legal fund, 50% of which is going to retire his campaign debt. It's all just a revenue stream.

[bucolic_frolic]

57. Will obesity and the Dumpster make it to 2024?

4 years is a long time

[Hulk]

58. I don't trust the media at all....

It wouldn't surprise me if they figure out a way to cover both...just to keep ratings up. If they do....I suggest a simple turn of the channel, or shut of the damned TV.

This is what has made this pile of horse shit the con artist he is.....the media constantly covering EVERY fart and dog whistle the treasonous coward throws out there.....every tweet, every ridiculous, insulting, demeaning and dishonest fart that comes out of his pie hole. IGNORE THE SOB! GIVE HIM ZERO TIME!!

fox/Putin and the other reich wing propaganda outlets will cover it to feed their brain dead cult followers...but please, do us all a favor, and let the disgusting stench of a human fade away into obscurity. Nobody cares what he does any longer. Nobody cares what he says. He is insignificant. You might as well cover what happened to sean vannity on his way home from work last night. NOBODY FUCKING CARES!....so quit coverning his antics....for once!!

[TryLogic]

67. Speaking of and to the media...

It is a really bad idea to give a con man lots of media exposure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aussie105]

59. Nobody cares?

Yes, they do! The baked on Trump supporters care.

Both the current comical court cases and a promise of a 2024 run are meant to do one thing: keep their hopes up for a 2020 or 2024 win, so they keep donating to the cause.
Poor deluded folk! Bless their hearts!

It's another Trump scam, that is all.

[LudwigPastorius]

61. With the shit he eats, and his exercise routine consisting of...

riding in a golf cart and tweet-raging, I fully expect Trump to have achieved room temperature before 2024...hopefully, while in prison.

[NellieStarbuck]

64. The sooner the f*cker faces criminal charges, the better.

THAT'S the press coverage I want to see.

[UserNotFound]

72. I doubt that he will ever really "Go Away".

He and his ilk have injected themselves into our national "bloodstream". I won't be around to see it, but I have great pity for those who will have to endure the next 20 years...Troubled times are ahead, my Friends.