Thomas Friedman on Donald Trump's threats

[malthaussen]

21. Who says Mr Trump wants the job?

If this whole campaign has been performance art for the sake of puffing Mr Trump's ego, then winning or losing the election (if he ever even stands for it, which is still problematical) is irrelevant. Only if he paid real-life consequences would there be any takeaway from even the most crushing of defeats, and thus we could theoretically see an endless procession of Trumps running for national office and making a mockery of our country.

Those who think Mr Trump will suffer if he finally "loses," IMO, don't realize that, in his mind it is impossible to "lose." If he stands for election and doesn't win, it will be because it was unfairly taken from him, and not due to his own demerits, which are non-existent in the first place.

-- Mal