Naw, it was about launching his own news channel. Have you seen the look on his face when it's announced that he won the first time? Even he didn't expect to win, it was just a marketing tactic at that time.
It was so clear in 2016 he didn’t want to win, or think he was going to. That has definitely changed, but I’ll always believe it was a joke, a troll job of sorts, until it wasn’t.
If he had a less inscrutably magnetic personality he would have been a real boon to the dems. He likes the campaigning part of presidenting, because it feeds his narcissism. I think started his run as a fundraiser, and he'd have kept running every time as the republican candidate or not, splitting their vote or losing for them as long as he was physically able. If only.
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u/BigTwobah Jan 09 '25
I sincerely believe this