Trump suggests he’ll launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Nov. 15 in Florida

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, Lemsta69 said:

well if he gets a choice I'm sure he'll pick No. 1. Then proclaim himself as the bestest prisoner ever!

Well as a man that likes his steak very well done with ketchup prison chow won't be so much of a downgrade.

 

[bendejo]

If he doesn't run for 2024, for some reason, will Don Jr run?

Wouldn't that be a gift for the comedians!

 

 

[Lemsta69]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Well as a man that likes his steak very well done with ketchup prison chow won't be so much of a downgrade.

 

eww gross. that alone should have been grounds for impeachment.

[scorecard]

48 minutes ago, bendejo said:

If he doesn't run for 2024, for some reason, will Don Jr run?

Wouldn't that be a gift for the comedians!

 

 

Slowly please... can d jr read and write?

[Chomper Higgot]

Do it Donald, do it!

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Even Republicans can smell the blood now. What a loser!

More importantly, witnesses subpoenaed to give testimony can surely now see Trump isn’t going to get back into the White House.

 

He’s a lost cause, and why risk prison for an obvious lost cause?!

[candide]

12 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Agree. This was probably his best shot at a comeback and it hasn't been great. If he goes for it and fails in the primaries he's just going to look pathetic.

He's also going to be too old.

 

It's not like he's some old professional politician with no where else to go, desperately trying to keep his nose in the trough.

 

Political protest movements come and go ( does anyone remember the Tea Party? ), and he can relish that he became a very big wheel for 4 years.

However, being Trump, who knows what he'll do? I won't even try to guess on that.

My guess is that Trump will never accept it. He will not stand to watch another Republican succeeding instead of him. That would be worse for him than a Democrat being elected.

He will rather destroy the GOP.

Edited November 10, 2022 by candide

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2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Well as a man that likes his steak very well done with ketchup prison chow won't be so much of a downgrade.

 

That settles it. Prison is too good for him.

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, candide said:

My guess is that Trump will never accept it. He will not stand to watch another Republican succeeding instead of him. That would be worse for him than a Democrat being elected.

He will rather destroy the GOP.

I rather hope so.

[Bluespunk]

trump’s grip on the party continues to slip away.

 

“Few senior Republicans seem willing to hustle for Trump. Chris Christie, a Trump ally and former New Jersey governor and candidate for the presidential nomination, told the AP: “We lost in ’18. We lost in ’20. We lost in ’21 in Georgia. And now in ’22 we’re going to net lose governorships, we’re not going to pick up the number of seats in the House that we thought and we may not win the Senate despite a president who has a 40% job approval.

 

“There’s only one person to blame for that and that’s Donald Trump.”

 

Christie said Trump elevated flawed candidates: “The only animating factor in determining an endorsement is, ‘Do you believe the 2020 election was stolen or don’t you?’… It is a completely self-centered determination.”

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/10/trump-advised-delay-announcement-2024-run-georgia-run-off?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[heybruce]

3 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

trump’s grip on the party continues to slip away.

 

“Few senior Republicans seem willing to hustle for Trump. Chris Christie, a Trump ally and former New Jersey governor and candidate for the presidential nomination, told the AP: “We lost in ’18. We lost in ’20. We lost in ’21 in Georgia. And now in ’22 we’re going to net lose governorships, we’re not going to pick up the number of seats in the House that we thought and we may not win the Senate despite a president who has a 40% job approval.

 

“There’s only one person to blame for that and that’s Donald Trump.”

 

Christie said Trump elevated flawed candidates: “The only animating factor in determining an endorsement is, ‘Do you believe the 2020 election was stolen or don’t you?’… It is a completely self-centered determination.”

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/10/trump-advised-delay-announcement-2024-run-georgia-run-off?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

While I agree with every word, I can't help but think Christie is positioning himself for a post-Trump Republican Party.

[Jingthing]

11 hours ago, candide said:

My guess is that Trump will never accept it. He will not stand to watch another Republican succeeding instead of him. That would be worse for him than a Democrat being elected.

He will rather destroy the GOP.

Yes. 

There is word now that he may delay the announcement. 

The incoherent curiosly fertile serial absent father anti abortion Georgia football player in the senate runoff might be a factor. 

An interesting question is whether Trump will even be welcome in Georgia for the campaign.  He's the kiss of death.

That said I do still expect him to run to maybe help him dodge prison.

He'll still probably have his 30 percent Super MAGA deplorables no matter what.

What else is he gonna do?

Flee to Sochi?

Edited November 10, 2022 by Jingthing

[Berkshire]

If anyone thinks that Trump will let DeSantis be crowned the GOP Presidential nominee for 2024 without a fight, they're in for a rude awakening.  Trump will be going after DeSantis non-stop.  He just released a lengthy statement, basically taking all the credit for DeSantis becoming Florida governor in the first place.

 

[The ex-president took countless shots at—“Ron DeSanctimonious”— who he called “an average REPUBLICAN Governor” that has “the advantage of SUNSHINE, where people from badly run States up North would go no matter who the Governor was, just like I did!”]

[Elsewhere, the ex-president accused DeSantis of “playing games” over not addressing if he intends to run for president in 2024.  “Well, in terms of loyalty and class, that’s really not the right answer,” Trump added, while mocking DeSantis’ continual dodging of the question.]

[“Trump’s going to end up doing to DeSantis and his wife what he did to Cruz and his wife,” an adviser told The Daily Beast.]

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-tears-into-ron-desantis-and-accuses-him-of-playing-games-over-2024?ref=wrap

 

[Eric Loh]

10 hours ago, heybruce said:

While I agree with every word, I can't help but think Christie is positioning himself for a post-Trump Republican Party.

He believe that climate change is man made. That will not sit well with the maga base. 

[ThailandRyan]

Looks like a war between Trump and DeSantis has been started by Trump. The man has compketely lost his marbles it appears.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/10/trump-desantis-2022-election-00066416

 

Just days before he’ll likely announce he’s running for president, Trump took credit for DeSantis’ success after endorsing him in 2018, belittled him as “average” and accused “Ron DeSanctimonious” of playing games by not announcing his 2024 presidential ambitions.

[bannork]

Trump, a man with an EQ of minus five.

[Eric Loh]

What a lowlife. Melania not spared in his blame all but not himself tirade. 

https://www.salon.com/2022/11/09/wounded-is-furious-and-blaming-melania-for-his-decision-to-endorse-oz-report_partner/

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, bannork said:

Trump, a man with an EQ of minus five.

That high?

[Phoenix Rising]

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Yes. 

There is word now that he may delay the announcement. 

The incoherent curiosly fertile serial absent father anti abortion Georgia football player in the senate runoff might be a factor. 

An interesting question is whether Trump will even be welcome in Georgia for the campaign.  He's the kiss of death.

That said I do still expect him to run to maybe help him dodge prison.

He'll still probably have his 30 percent Super MAGA deplorables no matter what.

What else is he gonna do?

Flee to Sochi?

trump and putin, once a formidable duo, reduced to the Biggest Losers of the century.

Karma can sometimes be a beautiful thing to behold.

[Phoenix Rising]

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Looks like a war between Trump and DeSantis has been started by Trump. The man has compketely lost his marbles it appears.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/10/trump-desantis-2022-election-00066416

 

Just days before he’ll likely announce he’s running for president, Trump took credit for DeSantis’ success after endorsing him in 2018, belittled him as “average” and accused “Ron DeSanctimonious” of playing games by not announcing his 2024 presidential ambitions.

As has been pointed out before trump needs to come up with a simpler nickname for DeDantis than "DeSanctimonious" as the MAGA cultists don't do "big" words.

[pomchop]

On 11/10/2022 at 2:06 PM, candide said:

My guess is that Trump will never accept it. He will not stand to watch another Republican succeeding instead of him. That would be worse for him than a Democrat being elected.

He will rather destroy the GOP.

so as it appears more and more that desantis will get the nomination as trump implodes it would be just like trump to try and start a MAGA party to raise more millions from the cult and run as an independent just to spite the republicans who were not "loyal" enough....then he can claim he single handed destroyed the republican party and was the best destroyer ang the biggest loser ever....

[bannork]

26 minutes ago, pomchop said:

so as it appears more and more that desantis will get the nomination as trump implodes it would be just like trump to try and start a MAGA party to raise more millions from the cult and run as an independent just to spite the republicans who were not "loyal" enough....then he can claim he single handed destroyed the republican party and was the best destroyer ang the biggest loser ever....

Go on Donald! Run as an independent against De Sanctimonious, and let the 82 year old Biden romp, or rather hobble across the finishing line.

If Joe runs again, he'll be 86 by the end! Surely the Dems have some younger blood?

[thaibeachlovers]

On 11/10/2022 at 3:09 PM, Hanaguma said:

Now that it looks like control of the Senate (again) is down to Georgia, I would implore Trump to NOT announce anything on November 15. Other than his graceful retirement from active politics to being an emeritus type.  He messed it up in 2020 in Georgia, no need for a repeat. 

 

Sorry to say, but any politician that loses 2-3 times in a row needs to step aside. Beto Orourke, Stacy Abrams, Donald Trump. The scene is better without any of them.

From what I see on google, the GOP have 3 seats almost called. If so and the number confirmed is 98 they don't need Georgia, though a 2 seat majority would obviously be better.

[thaibeachlovers]

40 minutes ago, pomchop said:

so as it appears more and more that desantis will get the nomination as trump implodes it would be just like trump to try and start a MAGA party to raise more millions from the cult and run as an independent just to spite the republicans who were not "loyal" enough....then he can claim he single handed destroyed the republican party and was the best destroyer ang the biggest loser ever....

That's probably Biden's hope. I think he'll be disappointed.

[Will B Good]

50 minutes ago, Phoenix Rising said:

As has been pointed out before trump needs to come up with a simpler nickname for DeDantis than "DeSanctimonious" as the MAGA cultists don't do "big" words.

He does know some biggly words to be fair.

[ThailandRyan]

Trumps lawyers and Trump seem to he going down a rabbit hole.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/10/politics/trump-dolan-lawsuit-sanctions/index.html

[EVENKEEL]

1 hour ago, bannork said:

Go on Donald! Run as an independent against De Sanctimonious, and let the 82 year old Biden romp, or rather hobble across the finishing line.

If Joe runs again, he'll be 86 by the end! Surely the Dems have some younger blood?

Fetterman

[vandeventer]

On 11/8/2022 at 10:38 PM, Tippaporn said:

He'll wait for the proper timing.   He's laid enough hints that his entrance is a foregone conclusion.  Trifecta.

But in the end he may not run, it's purely up to him and his family. He has taken so much Bs from the Media and from this Government that he may call it quits, If he does that the biggest losers would be the  American people.

Edited November 11, 2022 by vandeventer

[LosLobo]

7 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Fetterman

Pete Buttigieg or Hillary Clinton would be better Democratic candidates for 2024.

[Slip]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

From what I see on google, the GOP have 3 seats almost called. If so and the number confirmed is 98 they don't need Georgia, though a 2 seat majority would obviously be better.

I'm not sure where google are getting their figures.  CNN show arizona: 51.7% to 46.1% in the Dems favour with 80% counted, Georgia: 49.6% to 48.3 to the Dems (runoff expected) with 99% counted,   Nevada: 49.0% to 48.0% to the GOP with 88% counted.  Reuters also  show Arizona: 51.7% to 46.1% (80% counted), Georgia 49.6 to 48.3, also 99% counted, and Nevada: 48% to 49% (GOP) with 88% counted.  The Grauniad differ with 49.4 to 48.55 in Georgia (99% reported).

Edited November 11, 2022 by Slip
messing up the sources