I do wish Trump would spend his early campaign building the case that HE is the best candidate, rather than preemtively stiking out at others who haven’t even declared. In 2016, Trump evangelized on what he wanted to do in office, and it resonated with the electorate. Now, he appears to want to clear the field before making his case.
Some politicians are capable of evolving and growth. Trump hasn’t shown that characteristic yet.
I voted for President Trump twice and am impressed by what he managed to do but by some of these actions he is showing why he should not be the nominee in 2024 and why he is unlikely to win the coalition he would need to get elected if he was the nominee. I am disappointed but it does no good to nominate someone who can no longer gather enough support from all areas to actually win the election. Perhaps he lacks the self-discipline in this area and is unable to stop himself from issuing these unhelpful statements. If so it surely doesn’t bode well for future ability to accomplish necessary reforms even if he somehow was able to win the next election. Change my mind, please?