The Trump Presidency | Biden Inaugurated
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Must be true then.....
I'm not a fan but I'm pretty sure NBC ratings have exploded upwards since Trump took office?
The Democratic primary is going to be lit.
Cuban
Zuck
Matt Damon
The Rock
Bernie
Warren?
Cuban
Zuck
Matt Damon
The Rock
Bernie
Warren?
I actually think Cuban could win. He would be hard to attack since he doesn't really have a record to attack, but could do well by attacking the records of others.
The Rock's a republican.
He's always up for a Royal Rumble.
This dynamic is particularly interesting because Tillerson has long been under suspicion for his familiarity with Putin. If he can do and say as he pleases without a Trump reaction it certainly makes you wonder.
Lets hope not. The last thing the Dems need is having these out of touch multi-millionaires making a mockery and joke of the Democrat party nomination process.
Every single day more bullshit distractions, lies, scandals, unrest, sackings or bad policy decisions. Surely the world can't put up with this for another 3 and a bit years?
Im thinking 7 and a bit years is more likely - then Ivanka takes over
If he's serious then he can start off by getting involved in politics at the local level or becoming a congressman and work his way up from there.
Its breathtaking the arrogance of these celebs who think they are entitled to run for the presidency without having any political experience whatsoever.
Yeah, that definitely aint happening. I guarantee Trump can't keep this up for another 3 years, and even if he did the country couldn't take it, nor could the world. No way. The world would have a collective heart attack.
FFS Just seen his interview about going to Vegas and guess what...
"It's a very, very sad day for me personally" FFS! It's always about him.
Ordinarily I would agree but in the age of Trump I don't think anyone is going to wait by working their way up the ladder. Cuban is a pretty smart guy from all the interviews I've seen and most importantly I think he wouldn't have the baggage of civility that most traditional politicians have, where they couldn't effectively jab back at Trump's attacks. Should be a fun 18 months ahead as this gets fleshed out.
"Baggage of civility". As if it's a bad thing!
You really think more of this would be fun?
I'm actually warming to the idea of politicians saying what's on their minds rather than always speaking off of written scripts. Obviously its annoying when Trump does it, but if someone like Cuban or Schwarzenegger (if he could run) talks, its done out of far more authenticity than the standard dull, scripted rhetoric we see from establishment politicians.
Just enough to complete 2 terms.
I don't know if Matt Damon can be considered out of touch (in not advocating him as president), he grew up in a working class neighbourhood of Boston didn't he?
Most places that he's mentioned low ratings have skyrocketed or had excellent subscribe rates or whatever. Sad thing is we already know he's one of the leading proponents of the 'big lie' tactic. If he just keeps saying something over and over then it effectively becomes truth to a lot of people even when it's a blatant lie.
He's the horrible type that'll live until he's 102 despite his claim of never exercising and clearly being unhealthy.
He might've grown up in a working class neighbourhood but he's been a celebrity for decades. No celebrity (excluding reality gameshow winners and suchlike) is in touch with modern day working class folk.
OK. I'm very wrong. Carry on.
I believe I've mixed up his real life with the plot to Good Will Hunting
The problem is the more Cuban or Schwarzenegger does it, the more the other side will as well. It will lead to more Trumps and make things even more divisive in the long run.
It's not reality TV ffs
It is reality and it is on TV. Whether we like it or not, the thin line between entertainment and politics has been obliterated and there's no going back.
The thing with Trump is that he is quite stupid and lazy, despite his skill at marketing and manipulation. There's certainly room for improvement, to find someone with a bit of intelligence to go with a brash persona. And the same people who support Trump because he "tells it like it is" will eat it up while others won't be able to target as many obvious weaknesses. Trump 2.0 is going to be far more dangerous.
I think Trump is a once in a lifetime phenomenon so I'm not worried about more Trump's emerging. His rise was a perfect storm of events and the likelihood it will be replicated is astronomically small imo.
His way of life for a long time has been luxurious once he became established in Hollywood.
GOP would love for the likes of him to run as a Democrat. They would keep honing down our throats that he's part of "Hollywood's liberal elite", which was an effective campaign slogan used by Trump towards Hollywood's support for Clinton.
Nah that's crap. Trump doesn't have to become the new norm.
If the American population has any collective sense (I know, I know) there will be a move back to the standard political process after this pretender is gone. Which is still a million miles from good but it doesn't need to continue to get worse.
Getting behind the idea of another celebrity with zero political experience running for the biggest political office in the country (if not the world) is sheer lunacy.
This isn't entertainment, it's people's lives that are being destroyed. Even if you don't acknowledge that because you don't personally know anyone affected.
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