“We will be back in some form.”
Those were the words Donald Trump told the crowd as part of his Final Farewell Speech at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day. The words were said loudly and clearly. They were also the words his supporters were waiting to hear and hoping to hold him to.
Should we believe what Donald Trump says?
Trump’s supporters, who want him back in “some form,” believe a comeback is in the cards for a former president who not only lost an election but who also faces a set date for a second impeachment.
There are, of course, those who do not want Trump back on the scene. At all. Like this guy.
Does Trump himself, however, honestly believe he has a chance for a second shot at the Oval Office? Does he even want to come back as President? As one of his supporters I would like to see him back. I certainly hope, that when he comes to that yes or no, decision making, political future, fork in the road, his decision will be yes.
If Trump does decide to run again, perhaps one of the simplest keys to a comeback might lie in what the man thinks and believes about himself, and his ability to do it all again. Is his will to return to the political arena as strong as it used to be?
There is a thin line between believing in self and self-delusion. Hopefully, Donald Trump remains razor sharp enough, honest enough, and canny enough to continue to tell the difference.
My feeling is that despite the opposition and harassment he has faced over the past four years, Trump does believe in himself and does have the will to make America great once again. He has always come across as a man who recognizes what a strong will can do to help get things done. His apparent belief in himself (some might say oversized) has worked to help him beat the Oval Office odds.
It is no secret that from the start of his Presidency, the odds have always been heavily stacked against Trump. Harassment, hate, leaks and tell-all memoirs became a theme of his one term in office.
In a pre-recorded farewell address to the Nation from the White House on his final full day in office, Trump reminded us that “We did what we came here to do — and so much more.” This is not self-delusion.
In the span of four years, he overhauled the tax system, and pushed to combat the corona virus pandemic with the development of vaccines. He took a tough stance on illegal immigration, brought about an unprecedented selection of almost 300 federal judges and three Supreme Court justices, and made progress bringing troops back home. Let us not forget how he has changed the face of the Republican party into a multi-racial one.
Trump knows full well that things, important things, like the affordable care act were left sitting on a political to do list. I hope he does not delude himself that these things and more will be waiting for him to tackle if he decides to return to office. I hope he believes that he can get them done and that he has the will to do so.
Yes, Donald Trump believes in himself. His supporters, however, make it obvious they believe in him just as much. After last summer and fall, it became clear Donald Trump loves him a good campaign trail. (Maybe as much as he enjoys the thought of getting revenge on and scaring the sh*t out of Republicans in the 2022 upcoming primaries.) It was also clear voters loved joining him there. The support he saw from the people who showed up at rally after rally gives him every right to believe he has got a shot when it comes to a return to politics.
Politicians who are good political losers are expected to go away and retire quietly. Politicians who are determined to return to the political arena do not retreat into corners, and they do not let others call them losers.
Donald Trump is a politician who is not a good political loser. It is reasonable to expect that whatever he chooses to do he will not go away quietly.
Consider that only 3 days after he left office, the man many people hoped would just go away period, was back on the news scene.
President Trump gave thousands of National Guard troops permission to stay at his Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. after Capitol Police kicked them out of the Capitol Building.
On Thursday, 5,000 guardsmen and women brought in to protect Joe Biden’s inauguration were forced to take shelter in an underground parking garage after they were told to vacate the building.
The move garnered intense backlash after it was revealed the soldiers were forced to sleep on the ground in freezing temperatures and had just one bathroom as well as one power outlet to share.
On Friday, an advisor told OAN that President Trump stepped in by informing the troops they could stay at his luxury hotel near the capitol.
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Friday, January 22, 2021
“We’ll do something, but not just yet.”
Former President Donald Trump gave nothing away about his plans for life after the White House as he dined with friends at his golf club on Friday.
“We’ll do something, but not just yet,” he told the Washington Examiner as he sat at his regular table in the Grill Room of the Trump International Golf Club. An aide to the former chief executive then swooped in and swiftly, but politely, ended the interaction.
Those marked his first words to a journalist since he left the White House on Wednesday and flew to Florida.
That word “we” used every time Trump alludes to future plans is a curious one. Is this a royal “we” or a hint Trump’s post presidential plans include a stint as the wizard working the dials behind the political curtain? It is not clear, maybe not even to him just yet. Certainly “we-ing” can be hard when everyone is looking at you. One thing is for sure. Trump’s got decisions to make and soon.
If it is re-election Trump’s after, well right off the bat there is that nasty thing called impeachment looming on the horizon.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader “Erection Insurrection” Chuck Schumer have crafted and delivered impeachment articles with an impeachment trial set to begin next month. A second House impeachment though would not prevent Trump from running again. He may not be charged with a crime to incite an erection, uh, insurrection. It will be up to the Senate to decide about that uprising.
Only one president has ever been charged with a crime and that was Ulysses S. Grant who was arrested for speeding in his horse and buggy. Horse whipped as Trump has been, it is possible he would be given special dispensation as a former president.
If it is not re-election Trump is after, there are things he could be and should be doing. First and foremost, to do anything he must stay relevant. He could start his own news network. Hopefully, he is not deluded into continued thinking about launching his own political party. He must remain iron-willed enough to make sure he keeps the Trump organization brand alive and thriving. He must also deal with a mountain of mounting legal challenges and possible criminal charges that most likely will be facing him.
On the job training these past 4 years has turned Trump into a politician even though by most standards he is not a traditional one. Rude and crude may be part of Trump’s persona, but maybe now’s the time for some fine tuning in political charm school. He has got four years to learn if he wants to.
Right now, there are people, lots and lots of people, who do not want Trump to run for President in 2024. Desperate attempts at impeachment proceedings make this very clear.
Consider, however, how many voters, along with the Washington establishment, did not want Donald Trump to win the election as President in 2016.
He won anyway.
Time after time we look to inspirational sayings and old adages with the hope they are timeless and true. An iron will is behind every successful individual. Believe in yourself and the impossible is possible.
If old agages are true for Trump, time will tell. A big belief in self and an iron will may just be strong enough in 2024 to forge No.45 into No.47.
And as everyone knows, in one way or another, anything is possible with Donald Trump.
