So - 45 is apparently in pre-production of

[moonscape]

Trump Revolution Network, or something like that. He has TMed TeleRally (or something like that). The plan is for it to be a subscription service, 5-7 dollars/month. Donny Deutsch (who was talking about it on one of the MSNBC pgms last night) said they're thinking if just 10M of the 70M who voted for him subscribe, that it would bring in 1B/year.

I'm thinking ... TeleRally? Really? I get that he has a cult, devoted following, but am thinking those rallies were about the excitement of the event, but correct me if I'm wrong, didn't folks start leaving long before they were over?

What hooks will he use to hold their attention and make it worth a monthly fee? He repeats himself over and over and over - won't they just get tired of him and move on to the next lunatic?

[CincyDem]

1. A lot of folks will be willing to pay to know who they should blame for their lot in life. Sad. n/t

[VOX]

2. Trumpy Bear giveaways.

That’ll reel ‘em in.

(While I kid, I do NOT underestimate the gravity of the current situation.)

[Brother Buzz]

14. A certificate of authenticity signed by the orange anus, himself, just might be the deal breaker

And for a non tax deductible donation of a hundred bucks, they'll throw in the Sharpie.

[VOX]

23. Now we're talking!

////////// (45’s authorized signature closed the deal!)

[safeinOhio]

3. That 1B/year will be

gone in a week, then nothing.

[Polly Hennessey]

4. Just like Trump University.

[Straw Man]

5. I predict a quick, painful decline ...

... into irrelevance. He will end up on late-night TV, along with low-rent televangelists and ads for gold-plated tin coins.

[Brainfodder]

6. Please proceed quietly then and start your next epic fail, go on.... GET!

The SDNY will give a ride....

[KewlKat]

7. Anyone wanna bet he'll pay no taxes on that 1B?

[pnwest]

8. It will help launch Jr's political career. He can

spew trumpism to the cult followers every day, and they’ll turn out in droves to vote for him.

[Clearly fogged in]

9. It's the 3:30 rule

Anything more than 3 sentences long, and/or consisting of more than 30 words is incomprehensible to a magat. They hear anything in excess of 3:30 as if it were for the first time. It's always fresh and new. Every minute something new.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Conservatives Only Network.

[ananda]

12. CON

[Buckeyeblue]

11. It's sort of concerning (not to channel my inner Sue Collins) to think about

It could be set up like Netflix but with every crazy right winger's "documentary" as content. They can push conspiracy theories and hate. I could see something like this getting out of hand very quickly.

[moonscape]

15. Deutsch was saying, what makes sense, is that it

will keep Repubs in fear of him because if he can turn just 20% against an incumbent in a primary, that would be meaningful. And it's of course why they are afraid to cross him now by congratulating Biden. It's more than about GA

[Buckeyeblue]

22. That makes sense. In some ways Trump could be more powerful post-presidency

He wouldn't have the responsibilities of the office holding him back. He can capitalize on businesses opportunities using his influence. Republicans will always back him out of the fear of what he could do to them.

In a strange way, if New York prosecutes him, it could reinforce his popularity to his fans.

But he's old and in not so good health. Time is ticking quickly for Donald. I bet he has more enemies than friends.

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. His corpse would not hit the ground before Jr. steps over him to the mike

rambling loudly at 2000 words a minute....

"Don't do cocaine, they said.
It's hurt your brain, they said.
And hurt your hearing so that you end always talking REALLLY REALLY LOUD!"

"But folks, I came tonight to tell you of all the great ideas we have for the Trump Dynasty!!! Hundreds and hundreds of ideas and we must do them all right this MINUTE!!!
"Daddy's down..."
glances at tubbo, who is quiet for once...
" but he's not out!!!! No Sirree....Here's my idea....(daddy said I was a moron, but I have IDEAS, DAMMITT!"

"wHERE WAS i? oH..YEAH..Daddy's down but he's not out. We're gonna have him on TOUR so that everyone each of you will be able to step up and pay respects at the Trump Endless Memorial Farewell Tour!! "

"Only $100.00 to see his embalmed self sitting on his gold throne behind a perfect copy, in every detail, of the desk in the Oval Office" You'll see him there, thru the glass of the Farewell Train caboose.
***Selfies cost a bit extra"

[Clearly fogged in]

29. +1. spoken like a true trumpaphobe

In the fashion of Bialystock & Bloom one could also invest in the production, couldn't one?

[dixiegrrrrl]

30. Hmmmm...you've given me a thought

What if that shock on their faces when he won, was because he had done a Producers scam?

[Clearly fogged in]

31. That is possible

I also have a theory, maybe we are on the same train. You first

[Clearly fogged in]

32. does this fit? from previous replies -

Does anyone really believe that trump would go into this without thinking things could collapse? Before he agreed to taking this gig he probably asked, what's in it for me. They offered him riches. When he said, that's not enough - sometimes things go bad. If it goes bad I get twice that. And they agreed. Trump doesn't give a rat's ass about anything else. There is no moral victory to be had.

any deal going in he accepted for what the GOP's was willing to pay. They thought nothing could go wrong but it did. So he goes in downsizing and cutting everywhere, crash and burn. In the meantime all that unspent money is being leveraged for ?

Either way, he wants his pay and the cons don't have it.

[renate]

13. I suspect that as soon as he's just sound and fury, signifying nothing, he'll bore them stiff

They liked him before he was president because he openly said racist things that they'd hadn't heard from a politician in the past 10-20 years. They like him now because he actually puts children in cages. Just talking about putting children in cages won't be nearly as red-meat-y to them. He'll be just like any other angry person on Fox.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

16. Great. Another right wing fake news channel!

What the world needs!

[AmericanCanuck]

17. Another bankruptcy coming up

I doubt more than a few thousand will pay for the subscription and the costs will outweigh the revenue.

[displacedtexan]

25. Exactly! Remember Trump TV on Facebook during the 2016 election?

It was pitiful and humiliating for everyone involved, including the MAGAt audience. And it didn't last more than a few weeks (IIRC).

[peacefreak2.0]

18. P.T. Barnum would be proud.

[Patterson]

19. It will morph into something more insidious.

[Binkie The Clown]

20. And just like his steaks, universities, and casinos, it will crash and burn. nt

[andym]

21. What to expect: Stay tuned for the "real President" Donald Trump's show: "Donald says"

Donald, not Simon, says.....
fill in obstructive, divisive commands from the Donald. Cult members and cowardly GOP pols will follow like lemmings.

Their motto, "who needs Q when you have Donald."

this is satirical but could easily become real.

[sop]

24. Trump will set up a government in exile at Mar-a-Lago where he can lead the "resistance."

Perhaps he'll even take over for Limbaugh on the EIB Network.

[ornotna]

27. Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends

Forever the carnival barker. Eventually the scrum will find a new shiny object to drool over.

[Alhena]

28. At least that suggests he's planning to leave