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He lost the election, even if he doesn’t want to see it. What will happen to Donald Trump, who has been removed as president of the United States? There are already initial ideas.
Of course, he does not resign like a statesman. He repented of the fraud, demanded that the last counts still in progress here and the new ones there be stopped. Lawsuit on Twitter like in court.
For Donald Trump to whisper about fraud when he loses is nothing new. As early as 2016, he complained about the few internal party primaries he had lost. Or in previous years, when, as a reality star, you missed the Emmy Awards. Trump only likes a Democratic vote if he wins in the end.
But now it is clear that he has lost the election, even if he still tries in many ways to influence the count. Donald Trump’s move can be seen as an attempt to stay in power. Or as his way of blurring and cushioning defeat and maneuvering into a position as the winner of hearts in his parallel society that he has raised himself. Because Trump is eliminated, but it is far from over.
Four years into the spin cycle
As president, he put his nation on the back burner for four years: scandals every week, every morning tantrum on Twitter. The Russia-Ukraine affair, the separation of hundreds of young children at the southern border, a staggeringly fast-moving carousel of personnel, and impeachment proceedings. Trump was a master at capturing the attention of the United States and the world, and he remained an artist even as president.
It started with a great promise: “Make America Great Again.” He closed the country against immigration and withdrew the United States from international agreements. After four years, he really didn’t know if he had complied with that or could at least claim.
I first wanted to report on the execution with the campaign slogan “Keep America Great”. Then came Corona and a severe economic crisis, in addition to a massive protest against deeply entrenched racism in the country. In the end, Trump promised again that America would first have to be “great again.”
Trump first
Trump never wanted to be president of all Americans and referred everything to himself. He also saw the Corona crisis primarily as a public relations problem. He showed no interest in powerful crisis management and thus contributed to making the United States have such a hard time. In the final weeks of the election campaign, he then pretended that Joe Biden’s son’s business activities were more important to the country than the crown, economic and climate crises combined.
He wanted to win the 2020 election as well as the 2016 election by calling his counterpart corrupt. But Joe Biden was no longer Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump was no longer the exciting outsider but the headline in a year of crisis. His base got drunk on it, but too many swing voters backed away.
He even had the official voucher on his side. Americans rarely vote for their presidents after a term. He used the White House as a backdrop for party conferences and election campaign appearances, and the presidential Air Force One plane as a backdrop at dozens of airports. The show was good. But she couldn’t be a permanent distraction.
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Trump himself suspected it and put it this way in a performance in Pennsylvania: “Before the plague came, I had this in my pocket.”
70 million Americans
It was not a great defeat. Trump was again stronger than in the polls. Turnout soared, and Donald Trump got eight million more votes in 2020 than in 2016. 70 million Americans voted for him. That strengthens his position after the presidency.
Trump has a devoted following in whose world he remains the hero. They will continue to show your love and attention. This offers great opportunities for Trump, who is always seeking attention: in the transition phase and beyond.
Trump supporters protest outside a polling station in Phoenix – loyal supporters. (Source: Reuters)
Before the 2016 elections, in which he was already expecting defeat, he thought aloud about starting his own television empire. A first idea for the name was already available: “Trump TV”. Four years later, that’s another tempting option for the showman.
Trump is unhappy with his home channel “Fox News” anyway. While influential opinion makers stood by her side on late-night shows, reported to Trump’s newsroom too independently, also about the election result.
Option 2024
Some of his advisers also expect Trump to immediately declare his intention to run again in the 2024 election. He would then be 78 years old. If you really want to participate in an electoral campaign again is a very minor question. Just declaring your candidacy allows you to do two things: You could continue to hold your beloved rallies and collect campaign donations.
One question that remains to be answered is how the leading Republican politicians deal with him. At the moment, many are still giving you some time to contest your choice. Are you still devoted to him?
The private citizen Trump can expect many unpleasant things, from which he was protected thanks to the immunity for president: there are several investigations for tax evasion or violation of campaign finance and claims of his creditors like Deutsche Bank.
Therefore, the personal destiny of Donald J. Trump is less clear than that of his type of politics. Populism, which revolves around the identity of white Americans, has the Republican Party firmly in check at the moment. Four years of Trump have expanded the limits of what can be said in the political system.
No one knows what Trump’s last chapter as president and his first as former president will be like, probably not himself. However, it is certain that the Trump method will remain in the United States.
