This "Intelligencer" article on poor sad Trump at his country club misses a blindingly key point

[Miles Archer]

“He just goes, plays golf, comes back, and fucks off. He has retreated to the golf course and to Mar-a-Lago,” one adviser said.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-running-for-president-2024.html

Bullshit.

This was primarily what Trump did during his four years in the White House.

Paul Ryan's Ayn Rand Tax Cuts For Millionaires were 100% Paul Ryan...if you want to believe him, something he "dreamed about" at college keggers. Trump rubber stamped them. There is no such thing as a "Trump Tax Cut." It was Ryan.

McConnell's "SCOTUS picks" and "Federal Court pics" came on a list from the Federalist Society. They wrote the checks, sent the list to McConnell, and said "Make it happen." There is no such thing as a "Trump SCOTUS pick" or a "Trump Federal Judge" pick. It was McConnell, acting on orders from the Federalist Society.

Trump's daily schedule had large blocks of "Executive Time," which often referred to him eagerly planted in front of the TV, waiting to hear his name mentioned on Fox "News."

Trump tweeted obsessively, when he had an account. He played $142 million worth of golf on the Taxpayers' dime.

The "Immigration / Border" policy was Miller...kids in cages and the rest. Miller.

Trump's dismantling of Obama era environmental and corporate regulations was FAR LESS of Trump studying these things deep into the night and more a matter of rubber stamping what his staff handed him.

In other words, he played golf and fucked off for four years as president. The only difference is that he's doing it now as a bitter, rage-filled private citizen. The concept of painting this as a "how the mighty have fallen" sob story is 100% bullshit.

[republianmushroom]

1. Well lets see if he is " retreated" to a federal prison. My guess is no.

23 months and counting

[Miles Archer]

2. Two things

I don't think he could "win" in 2024 without the SCOTUS signing off on Moore v Harper (giving red states the green light to toss election results and declare the loser to be the winner)

and

I personally do not believe there will be indictments. I could be wrong. If there are, I do not believe they will lead to convictions. I think he's going to walk away from it all. Period.

[Justice matters.]

4. I disagree in the documents case.

Although it may be true that he probably won't get sentenced to prison in that case (but to house arrest instead).

I think the documents case will be his political downfall (he might also have a rough time getting the nomination).

[DENVERPOPS]

7. Never happen

that he will get anything done to him......way way too much money involved...........

At worst, he will have to duck out to one of the countries that doesn't have an extradition agreement with the US...

The IRS reported that there is a remarkable increase in the numbers of Uber Rich Americans, (top 1%) that are fleeing the U.S. for places like Dubai, etc..........

[GoodRaisin]

3. Agree with OP comments.

He’s Dr. Do Little. Dr. Do Nothing is even more like it. It’s laughable to give him credit for tax cuts for the rich and SCOTUS picks. He lives for golf and fucking off, and I think maybe to add “announcements”. He loves to make announcements, then go back to fucking off and golf. And cheese berders.

[Hamlette]

5. I remember the GOP saying "all we want is a President who can hold a pen"

meaning: and sign off on whatever we tell him to do.

That's why they loved Trump. Now they need to add: "and keep his mouth shut".

[calimary]

6. I remember that. Still makes me gnash my teeth.

[NullTuples]

9. They got whatever they wanted, he got ultimate ego stoking every day for four years.

[NullTuples]

8. A true narcissist, only things that affect him personally in the moment matter.

That's why he seemed to think so small, using his golf courses & the DC Hotel to pillage and profit directly through his own business dealings.

Those around him had grander schemes and used him to profit off everything from PPE to...well, whatever it was that Jared gave the Saudi Prince. And let's not forget Putin and Syria. Trump was likely so easy to manipulate once people figured out his ego touch points...

[CaptainTruth]

10. Excellent point!

[live love laugh]

11. He golfed before and thru quarantine and afterwards. Nothing new.