Trump was supposed to be a political Godzilla in exile. Instead, he's adrift.

[DonViejo]

Even allies say the president is lacking an apparatus and direction as he sorts out just what he wants to do in his post-presidency.

By GABBY ORR and MERIDITH MCGRAW

03/14/2021 06:50 AM EDT

He backed away from creating a third party and has soured on the costly prospect of launching his own TV empire or social media startup.

His vow to target disloyal Republicans with personally-recruited primary challengers has taken a backseat to conventional endorsements of senators who refused to indulge his quest to overturn the 2020 election.

And though he was supposed to build a massive political apparatus to keep his MAGA movement afloat, it’s unclear to Republicans what his PAC is actually doing, beyond entangling itself in disputes with Republican icons and the party’s fundraising arms.

Ex-president Donald Trump finds himself adrift while in political exile. And Republicans, and even some allies, say he is disorganized, torn between playing the role of antagonist and party leader.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/14/trump-post-presidency-475733

[hatrack]

1. Well, that's what happens when you're lazy, stupid, ignorant, indebted and petty . . .

Having the attention span of a mosquito helps.

[John Ludi]

18. Exactly.

He's "not-governing" in the same way that he "governed"...he just now lacks an admin full of lickspittles and toadies to do all the heavy lifting for him. They still give lip service to him to curry favor with his mob...er...supporters...but he has no ability to organize much of anything.

[mountain grammy]

28. Exactly!

[Mickju]

30. Haha!

You have a way with words and you are exactly correct.

[usaf-vet]

38. EXACTLY!

[Wounded Bear]

2. Save America PAC...SAP...yeah, I'll throw some money at that one!

[Yonnie3]

3. Godzilla?

err ... never was, never will be.



I can think of many other more suitable analogies, but will refrain from posting them.

[Cirque du So-What]

9. More like a fly

Eats shit and bothers people.

[Sur Zobra]

24. Hahahaha, not Godzilla

but rather McDonald’s Grimace, only orange

[FlyingPiggy]

4. It would not surprise me one bit if he sinks into oblivion

As depression sinks in. At least for awhile until criminal charges ramp up against him. Then he will be busy again.

[PatSeg]

19. Yes, I think he is finally fizzling out

I don't think he can sustain the energy and drive that has kept him going for years. And now without social media, he can't get his fix every day. All that hate fed and energized him. He is quickly becoming the tired old man that he is.

[MyOwnPeace]

29. I really think you've answered it......

he has NO reason to be in the news since he can't make any more stupid decisions that affect the whole country - and he doesn't have his 'wittle thumbs' sending out hate screed via Twitter and unless he sets that rat's nest on top of his head on fire, there's really no reason to see him on any news coverage.

That's it - he's done.........

[PatSeg]

40. Yes, Twitter gave him the pleasure

of instant gratification and that surely must be very addictive. He could tweet something outrageous, then sit back and watch the reaction on cable news over and over again. Just imagine how powerful he must have felt. All his adult life he craved media attention, but before the presidency, he had to make an effort to get it. Twitter was like pushing a magic button.

I think all that adrenaline from the years of campaigning and as president probably took its toll and he's finally crashed. I'm not sure he can rebound this time.

[SoonerPride]

5. Without his Twitter megaphone he's essentially disappeared

And that is a wonderful thing.

[niyad]

6. Adrift?? Actually, I hope he drowns in his hubris.

[JI7]

7. Who said he was supposed to do that ? He is doing what he

has always done.

[tanyev]

8. It's like he's a chaotic narcissistic moron.

[betsuni]

10. Don't know why anyone was worried. He can't remember anything, lazy, stupid.

[Yeehah]

25. Because 74 million lazy, stupid people voted for him

That continues to worry me regardless of Trump. Some other fascist fuhrer surely will fill the void.

[TlalocW]

11. That's what you get for believing your own hype

Trump cultists all over the internet always say what a good Christian he is and how he was the best president because he worked so hard, yada yada yada. I often wondered what color the sky was in their world. The man was one of the laziest, most disorganized people ever to hold office, and the people he appointed were cronies who had no idea how government worked - even if they wanted it to work since a lot of people given control over different departments were against those departments in the private sector.

I have a feeling that Trump is going to turn - even more so - into a bitter old man, and even his most fervent supporters will stop wanting to deal with him because he'll just half-brag/half-complain about the old days - how he did more than anyone else, and how no one in the history of the world was treated as badly as he was.

TlalocW

[GPV]

13. Agreed

[Girard442]

12. Every day he spends being somewhat irrelevant...

...is a day he becomes more irrelevant.

[Thtwudbeme]

14. And his cult has quieted down also

After the FBI started picking up those twits from the Capital, I noticed the Trump weirdos are super quiet now.

[world wide wally]

15. Since when does this country cater to a cry-baby sore loser?

Don't kids in Little League learn that you can't win 'em all?

[marble falls]

16. He's nervously waiting for the cop knock at his door.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

17. He's probably fully occupied with phone calls to/from lawyers.....

and golf.

I hope all the investigations and law suits against him keep his orange head spinning 'till at least 2025.


KY...........

[ProudMNDemocrat]

20. Trump's plan is...."I do not have a plan."

This is how he rolls. He goes with his bulbous gut. Which is often a dead end.

[usaf-vet]

42. I'm sure his plan will be as timely and bigly just like his promised replacement for ObamaCare.

LOSER
LOSER
LOSER

That simple !!

[louis-t]

21. He won't do ANYTHING that actually requires work.

Big talker.

[EarlG]

22. "...it's unclear to Republicans what his PAC is actually doing...

They really haven't figured this out yet?



What it's actually doing is siphoning money out of the pockets of Republican voters and depositing it directly into Trump's bank account.

[dalton99a]

23. He is enjoying his $255M windfall

and he is working on getting more - at their expense

[Merlot]

26. "...it's unclear to Republicans what his PAC is actually doing"

Let me help you out here, republicans - he's grifting. He's taking donations from people who would have otherwise donated to the republican party. He's keeping the money. He's going to spout off a lot but will not be using ANY of the monies collected to support republicans.

Hope that helps.

[orleans]

27. he should just keep adrifting...

[Mickju]

34. THIS is what he actually deserves.

[extvbroadcaster]

31. Trump is too lazy

Trump is at his core, lazy. He never wanted to do the work of actually running the country. That was no fun. Watching cable TV, ripping off taxpayers, golf, rallies, pardons, tweets - now that stuff was fun! Now with his twitter shut off and his sticking taxpayers with his bills closed, he is adrift. I always thought his influence after his term as President would wane. He has money problems, legal problems, and he is too lazy to do anything beyond play golf and hold court at mar-a-lago with cronies. Good riddance.

[Pluvious]

32. And soon he'll be too busy defending himself from incoming tsunami of legal woes nt.

[Auggie]

33. Perhaps his body is finally failing him ...

the paranoia, gluttony, and indolence is adding up.

[Fritz Walter]

35. What about the 500 lb gorilla in the room?

The ever-growing number and scope of investigations and lawsuits will bring him down sooner or later. Any remaining political ass-pirations will go poof! And he’s going to need a boatload of lawyers, who will demand retainers up front.

Whether or not his sheeple will donate oh-so generously to a civil/criminal defense fund remains a big question on his tiny, addled, senile mind.

[andym]

36. Wait for the rallies

His oversized ego will eventually focus on them, as he obviously was addicted to the adulation of the crowd.

[ZonkerHarris]

37. He'll just play golf until he's indicted. Enjoy Florida in August Donny boy.

[Ford_Prefect]

39. To me this underscores how much of the Trump agenda was run by those behind the scenes

who built the machinery that propelled him into office. The same people and organizations that provided the lists of judges, executives and their staff, and policy details along with strategy.

These are the people and industries who financed the RW think-tanks, propaganda outlets, and groups like the Republican Attorneys General Association, Turning Point USA, and other RW front groups.

We know some of their names: Koch and Mercer for example. There are many more we don't hear mentioned in the news or during the congressional hearings. They have now shifted their target to eliminating democratic voters' access to the ballot in many states, as they have in GA with the Jim Crow revival.

[usaf-vet]

43. EXACTLY!

[Cozmo]

41. I always knew he didn't have it in him, Mr. Big Talker that he is

Who would expect that loser would accomplish anything with his merry band of losers and misfits, like Corey and Brad!
What a maroon, so sez Bugs Bunny.