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Are they that bad at politics that they don't understand that these press conferences only appeal to their base and no one else? Are their egos so big that they think that Trump's bullshit will work?
Yes, I know. Trump won in 2016, but that was a fluke which means that it's not likely to happen again.
Blue Owl
(50,423 posts)n/t
There is no strategy here, it's all feeding his ego.
hatrack
(59,587 posts)Tough job assignment in a WH packed to the rafters, with relatives, sycophants, suck-ups and incompetents.
PatSeg
(47,501 posts)If he goes off script, he says really bizarre off-the-wall stuff. When he stays on script, he sounds lethargic and robotic.
Today he looks really bad, as if he is really tired, depressed, and rather dopey.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)PatSeg
(47,501 posts)or maybe he's sick. Of course, all that golfing CAN be exhausting!
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)First, I play golf on every day that ends in "y", and I'm not exhausted!
Second, he drives carts onto the tee boxes & fringes. He isn't walking but 200 yards the whole round!
Third, he never actually works.
He's not exhausted! He's pouting!
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)on his shoulders. That's why he always hunches forward.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)That's his ego! You mistook that for a globe!
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)His affect is so low.
We've seen that look before and then the next day, he's his old belligerent self again. With Trump, I can't always tell if it is physical or psychological. Anyone who is angry all the time and rarely sleeps is apt to crash periodically.
He could have just canceled the press conference. He had nothing new or important to report, though we did learn that the "1917" flu had disastrous effects on World War II soldiers!
at140
(6,110 posts)let Trump do lot more press conferences. More Trump talks, the more voters are abandoning him.
Thekaspervote
(32,778 posts)Every time he opens his mouth he writes the best ads for the Dems, Lincoln project, votevets and never trump rebus
Finally he does something useful
RockRaven
(14,972 posts)It seems like it IS working for that...
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)When he shows up to a "rally" they are empty. This way he can fantasize about the billions and billions waiting on his every word.
Caliman73
(11,738 posts)They are banking on a strategy of keeping his base motivated, depressing turnout from Democrats, and cheating. That is the strategy and they are "all in" on making it happen.
Trump is not very smart intellectually but he has built his brand on staying just a step ahead of the creditors. He is a con man who sees wins within a news cycle to news cycle. If they are talking about something Trump did or said, rather than the horror that is the economy or the pandemic, then to Trump, that is good publicity.
Trump winning in 2016 was not a fluke. It was a concerted effort to lie, cheat, and steal the election and they are trying to recreate that situation.
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)dawnie51
(959 posts)and the airing of grievances. And the spewing of bullshit.
EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)Ill pin that MFer!
MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)Don't tell him.
The "plan" is working - but not for him!
gab13by13
(21,360 posts)This reminds me of the last election when the MSM covered all of Trump's rallies 24/7. This takes the place of those rallies and the MSM is there to oblige. Not everyone knows that everything Trump says is a lie.
Caliman73
(11,738 posts)Trump was known primarily for "The Apprentice" and his image as a "rich and famous" guy from the 80's. It was all mystique. I think that the mystique has worn off for the most part.
However, I do share your concern. Trump is playing a game of "out run the problem". It is what he has done all of his life and to an extent, it has worked. He also has both foreign and domestic assistance from Russia and the GOP.
I don't think that it is about publicity for the most part. He does make a fool of himself to everyone but his base, when he get in front of the cameras.
It is really about getting the vote out. We have to have enough turnout, whether by mail in or in person, to make no mistake about wanting Biden in and Trump out.
Trump is trying to motivate his base and depress the Democratic vote enough to where he can steal the election again. This is where we have to stop him.
LakeArenal
(28,820 posts)His body language is loser loser pants full of poop.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)"Nobody's ever seen anything like that sir."
Pretty sure thats the Trump team everyday now.