Friday, February 3, 2023

Trump: Supporting 2024 Nominee "Would Depend"



In a typically rambling and unhinged interview yesterday with right-wing radio host Hugh "Jass" Hewitt, the Malignant Loser declined to commit to supporting the 2024 Republican Presidential nominee, much like he did before the 2016 election where he was the only candidate to refuse to commit:

“'It would depend,' Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in a radio interview Thursday, later adding, 'It would have to depend on who the nominee was.'

Trump’s unwillingness to deliver a full-throated endorsement of the eventual nominee stood in contrast to other leading Republicans — including some critics of the former president — who have promised to support the GOP nominee even if it’s Trump."  (our emphasis)

That's Malignant Loser-speak for "if it's not me, then no way." He's also teased the idea of a third party run if he's not the nominee, a typical extortion move for him. His main -- if not sole -- purpose in running is to avoid prison on multiple Federal indictments that he knows are coming his way. As for State criminal charges out of Georgia and New York, those are a different matter that he'll try to dodge. Of course, he also has a revenge motive that drives his sociopathic mind, and he said he'd be "entitled" to it in the same interview with Hewitt:

"Former President Donald Trump waged war against Republicans who voted for his 2021 impeachment — but he pledged not to take the same payback tactic against his political enemies if reelected to the White House in 2024. 

'I wouldn't do that because I want to bring our country forward,' he said on the Hugh Hewitt radio program. 'I would be entitled to a revenge tour, if you want to know the truth, but I wouldn't do that. I would want to strengthen our border, get inflation down, build our economy up.'"  (our emphasis)

Don't believe his "I wouldn't do that" any more than you'd believe anything else this pathological liar says.  His reasonable nod to focusing on inflation, etc. is transparent nonsense, coming from someone who, during his time in office, couldn't care less about policy or governing. 

The Malignant Loser currently commands a cult following of about 28% of Republicans who won't vote for anyone but him, so his refusal to commit to supporting someone else is a ticking time bomb for the party he still rules over. 

(photos: The Hill)