Ex-chief of staff says TFG won't run because he can't be seen as 'loser' (spoiler, he is a loser)

[Ohio Joe]

Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff isn’t so sure that the former president will mount a comeback campaign in 2024, even as he continues to tease another run for the White House.

“Trump won’t run,” John Kelly, a former Homeland Security secretary who served as Trump’s chief of staff for a year and a half, told The Atlantic. “He’ll continue talking about it; he may even declare, but he will not run. And the reason is he simply cannot be seen as a loser.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/583835-ex-chief-of-staff-says-trump-wont-run-because-he-cant-be-seen-as-loser

I kind of suspect this myself... He wants the control (and money from the marks) so he will waffle and stall and keep the grift going but in the end I think he will not run.

[mopinko]

1. it'll be the tax returns all over again. string the rubes along.

[TheRealNorth]

2. Except TFG is already a loser.

Regardless of what his insane followers believe.

[BootinUp]

3. I will not debate the future actions of a madman. Nt

[WarGamer]

4. I think he teases the run...

And then doesn't run.

He'll say "I'm too busy with Trump Media and Technology Group to run" and he'll have a real life Apprentice Show to pick a nominee... like Kristi Noem.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. I tend to agree-- he is living in the little world he lived for so long, where he...

is the big winner while the rest of the world saw him as a comical loser.

Exploding that world would not be easy, but the chance of it is the death of Trump. He cannot lose that world.

(not that that would be a bad thing)

[brush]

6. Agreed. He won't run. And IMO it won't be his choice. When the...

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time comes the GOP will tire of his "the election was stolen" lie and ditch him for a younger model like DeSantis without a loss on his record.

[Crunchy Frog]

14. I think it's just about the most productive lie that they've ever had.

They've already used it to transform the electoral system and position themselves to steal the presidency for the foreseeable future.

He may be tiring for them, but They've gotten more out of him than they could have ever dreamed of.

[brush]

15. Yes, both he and the party have used each other for mutual benefit.

They know he's a loser though and will go with someone else who doesn't have a loss on his record.

[Crunchy Frog]

17. I won't try to predict what they'll do. Other than that

that it will be illegal and immoral, and will effectively end the republic as we know it.

[Kablooie]

7. Michael Cohen says the same thing.

But what if he thinks he can “win” through states rigging the vote and manipulating the electoral college?
It seems that republicans are preparing for that kind of shady election.

[PatSeg]

8. I am inclined to agree with Kelly

though Trump will tease his supporters for as long as he can, so he can raise more money and get more media attention. He truly hates being ignored.

[Irish_Dem]

9. If he thinks he can rig the electoral system, he might run again.

[NYC Liberal]

10. Nope. He's 100% running and he will 100% get the nomination.

He's got the Republican party and voters wrapped around his fingers. Most of them do not believe he even lost the last election. I wonder if any other Republican will dare even challenge him once he announces because he and his insane base will do everything possible to destroy that person. The GOP will treat him like an incumbent -- not to be challenged.

The same thing Kelly is saying was said in 2015-2016. Over and over, people (even right here) kept saying "He's not going to run" and then it was, "He's running but he's not really serious, it's a PR stunt." Then, "He's not going to get the nomination." Then, "He's going to drop out before the election because of (x/y/z scandal)." And then people kept predicting he would resign.

When will people realize that Trump is serious? He literally attempted to stage a coup to stay in power. He is going to attempt to get that power back. He's going to be the Republican nominee in 2024 and he's going to say he won no matter what happens. We need to be prepared because I fear this time will be worse.

[Thomas Hurt]

11. ah how cute Kelly thinks the Pig just wants to be President and not America's Putin.

How can he be that thick...

[Crunchy Frog]

12. I wouldn't count him out. People make a lot of mistakes when they try to predict

his future behavior.

I think of him as sort of like the movie monster that keeps getting up and going after you, no matter how many times you think it's been "neutralized".

Even if he doesn't run, he'll still threaten us in other ways. And his successor could well be worse than he is.

[andym]

13. Trump lost, he IS a LOSER, but he just won't admit it. Same thing could/would happen again

Trump already has his excuse: just like last time he would just say that he really won, etc.

[dalton99a]

16. He will pretend. To collect money.

[Johonny]

18. If he doesn't run, it will be a nut house for the GOP in 2024

He's cleared out anyone not a complete pile of crap already. If he were to not run, they got a complete EGO-feast of fill ins.

[MurrayDelph]

19. Have you seen "The Producers"?

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Trump's first campaign was supposed to be Springtime for Hitler; a campaign to raise large amounts of money and then lose, because losing campaigns are less-likely to be audited.

The movie ends with Bialystok and Bloom accidentally creating a hit, which puts all their criminality under scrutiny, they are found "Incredibly guilty," and go to jail...

where they start producing (and again over-selling shares of) their next play "Prisoners of Love."

Trump is trying to produce Prisoners of Love.