Trump's Grand Return to the Spotlight Makes a... Ripple

[DonViejo]

By Aidan McLaughlinFeb 19th, 2021, 9:38 am

Donald Trump ascended to the presidency thanks, in no small part, to his ability to relentlessly dominate headlines and consume news cycles. His opinions on matters of foreign policy, the birthplace of presidents, and the cosmetic surgeries of cable news hosts were deemed urgently newsworthy by the national press for half a decade.

When Trump left office in January, and the primary outlet for his venting was snuffed out by Twitter, he quietly retreated to Mar-a-Lago. His grand return to the spotlight awaited. You may not have noticed it, but that return to the spotlight came on Wednesday. And then it went.

Trump called in live to Fox News to react to the death of Rush Limbaugh. He then gave interviews to Newsmax and OANN, and called into Sean Hannity’s prime time show on Wednesday night.

His comments mostly kept to Limbaugh and his legacy as the godfather of right wing talk radio. He strayed from that talking point in the first Fox News interview to lie that the election was stolen (likely to the alarm of lawsuit-wary Fox’s anchors.)

more
https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/trumps-grand-return-to-the-spotlight-makes-a-ripple/

[gab13by13]

1. Who is this Donald Trump?

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. I think he's talking about TPG (The Previous Guy). nt

[niyad]

2. Who?

[Thomas Hurt]

3. Still need to keep an eye on what that snake is doing until he drops dead.

[highplainsdem]

4. The first Fox interview where he strayed from talking about Limbaugh to ranting about the election

was edited when Fox News put it on YouTube. At least the video I saw of Trump talking to Harris Faulkner edited out all the self-centered "I was cheated, Rush knew I was cheated" ranting that Jimmy Kimmel had pilloried him for in a monologue.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. No Twitter's effect cannot be overstated

Without Twitter, he is completely neutered. He's no longer relevant and the longer this goes the more Republicans are going to realize he no longer matters.

And I have doubts that he can run a successful campaign in 2024 without Twitter. He used it so effectively day in and day out for 5 years, he's nothing without it.

[SoonerPride]

8. This right here.

He is a toothless tiger without Twitter.

A bloated, old, performing circus tiger, with all the teeth pulled out, gumming at raw meat in a vain attempt to chew it up.

He will be dead soon.

But not soon enough.

[LakeArenal]

7. Mmmm. Never heard of him.