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Is Trump really trying to lose? While no one really knows, an argument could be made that he does not want to win. Part of this argument is his recent restructuring of the campaign. Many experts were advising that he needed to broaden his message, but instead he appoints Steve Bannon, an extreme right-wing online news hack, and brings on Roger Ailes, who was forced to leave Fox.
What is Trump's end-game? Sure he loves the adulation at his rallies, but that cannot be all he wants. After he loses he will launch Trump News, a cable/web media outlet that will make Fox look like CNN. He already has the staff and ready-made audience that guarantees "really huge" profits.
He has never had as much money as he has claimed, as his tax returns would probably show. Why else would he start a scam university or stiff so many contractors if he has several billion? Can you imagine true billionaires like Warren Buffet or Bill Gates doing this? With these real profits from Trump News it will not be long before he can buy Congress and have more power than if he was actually president. Sad, but I don't think we will be rid of Trump anytime soon.
Paul McEvilly
Millcreek