What will become of the Trump Cult?

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39. It's always hard to predict how a fad will play out

I think of Trump more as a fad than a movement. Most fads fade away rather quickly. I think Trump will try to keep it going. It's going to be hard for him to sustain the energy necessary without having the office of the presidency behind him.

I do think he'll try to start a TV channel. I think he'll be able to persuade some of the more right-winged personalities to join. And if he can get it off the ground it will probably initially do ok enough to garner some attention. Again, it's part of the fad.

And I think in 2024 they will try to run as a third party. If Trump is healthy enough, he'll run. The argument will be that he trusted Republicans to help him but they were part of the swamp.

From there who knows. If they catch the right issue, they may be able to really make things tough for Republicans.