Though he claims he’s actively running for president in 2024, one-term, twice-impeached former president Donald Trump is acting more like a retired old man who doesn’t plan to work another day in his life.
Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine has been speaking with insiders who know Trump’s daily routine at Mar-a-Lago, and based on her report, it sounds like the failed ex-president is doing little more than playing golf and getting fatter by the day.
One Trump adviser had this to say:
“He just goes, plays golf, comes back, and fucks off. He has retreated to the golf course and to Mar-a-Lago… His world has gotten much smaller. His world is so, so small.”
As for his so-called 2024 campaign, a former Trump loyalist notes, “It seems like a joke… It feels like he’s going through the motions because he said he would.”
Another adviser says it couldn’t be clearer that Trump is bored by the prospect of running again:
“It’s not there. In this business, you can have it and have it so hot and it can go overnight and it’s gone and you can’t get it back. I think we’re just seeing it’s gone. The magic is gone…”
So what exactly does Trump want? He wants to be relevant, according to another adviser:
“He doesn’t have anything else to do… What else can he do? Why did he see Kanye? He wants to be relevant and wants the limelight. He’s thirsty.”
Confronted with the quotes, Trump bristled, telling Nuzzi he was indeed still relevant.
“I think I’ve always been relevant. Like, I’ve been relevant from a very young age. I’ve been in the mix, to be honest.”
Relevant or simply bombastic? There’s a big difference, and clearly Trump doesn’t understand that.
Donald Trump isn’t actually running for anything. He’s pretending to run while he sleepwalks through what remains of his life. And based on recent photos showing how obese he’s gotten, it seems fair to wonder if he’ll even be alive by the time the next presidential election rolls around.
