Bai: Trump ‘wants to be president as much as I want to be on Dancing with the Stars’
Matt Bai addresses Trump’s “lack of seriousness of purpose.”
The problem here is that, in order to maintain his title as the Most Talked About Man in America, Trump has to give us something to talk about, as he did last week after the Orlando shootings. He has to keep sending outrageous tweets and hurling reckless insults, because that’s what gets the media machine all ginned up.
Which means Trump couldn’t really “pivot” toward a general election even if he wanted to and had the capacity. As long as he has to rely on free exposure to compete with Clinton, Republican leaders should probably relinquish all hope of ever seeing a more responsible, electable version of their nominee.
Second, Trump has just about wasted the small window he had, after the contested primaries and before the convention, to reassure Republican influencers and consolidate their support. If contributors weren’t moved to invest in Trump before he called the president a terrorist sympathizer and renewed his calls to ostracize Muslims, they’re probably not bursting with enthusiasm now…
Trump wants to run for president, all right, but my guess is he still wants to be president about as much as I want to be on “Dancing With the Stars.” (Not that it wouldn’t be nice to be asked.)
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4 responses to Bai: Trump ‘wants to be president as much as I want to be on Dancing with the Stars’
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Budda June 23rd, 2016 at 16:45
No kidding. Donnie is way over his head on this…and he knows it.
Amersham46 June 23rd, 2016 at 22:13
in over his head , and the water is only knee deep
Budda June 24th, 2016 at 08:15
I was thinking waist high….
Bunya June 24th, 2016 at 13:57
I believe it. Trump reminds me of being more of a media whore than someone who has to work for a living. Being POTUS is very demanding, and Trump doesn’t look like the kind of guy who likes to get his hands dirty.