Again, I can almost agree with this, except there are MUCH better ways - smarter ways - to go about this than what he is doing. And Trump is no idiot - he has proven himself to be quite the shrewd and calculating executive. That same type does NOT just jump into the race, spend TONS of his own $$$, lose out on what he HAS lost out on (you mentioned the TV shows, but he has lost out on much more - Miss USA has gone from a somewhat big deal to being relegated to an obscure internet channel, his golf courses have lost business due to this, and much much more). If he was truly that adamant about getting Hitlery elected, there are far more efficient ways to go about it, like getting behind one of the lesser GOP candidates that he knows would never make it through the generals.
Believe me, I've been struggling with this myself. In all honesty, I WANT TO BELIEVE that somehow Trump is trolling us, because it would make it easier to ignore him. But the truth is, no matter how I try to slice or dice it, nothing makes sense.
Trump is a publicity whore. And the fact of the matter is he’s in the public eye more now than he’s ever been before so clearly there are NOT better ways to stroke his ego and get extra press.
Miss USA wasn’t a big deal. It was always a 2nd or 3rd tier pageant and these days even the 1st tier pageants are getting crappy ratings. Like I said all his TV shows were dieing already, having them canceled didn’t really do anything. He said his golf course came out ahead when ESPN canceled because they still had to pay and he got to have it open for regular paying. This is Trump after all, he makes money even when his businesses fail, which they actually do quite often. And how much of his own money is he really spending? Bit of travel, on his private jet, and probably taking business meeting along the way.
There’s no struggle here. One way or the other it’s a stunt candidacy. Even if he’s not doing it for Hillary he’s ALSO not doing it for America. It’s the same kind of self aggrandizing PR show as Caine’s candidacy last time. The only way it doesn’t make sense is if you don’t want it to. We’ve known for over 25 years that Trump is a publicity whore, and now the whore is “running” for office.