Predictions for what will happen at Trump’s hastily announced press conference set for 2 PM EST today are flying hot and heavy on the interwebs at this hour, everything from drumpf himself withdrawing from the race to a shakeup of his campaign staff, to George Conway’s Casandra like call that Trump will be beside himself with rage following the reversals of fortune that have plagued him ever since Biden withdrew from the race in favor of Vice President Harris:
“Donald Trump’s announcement that he will hold a “general news conference” at Mar-a-Lago Thursday caused political analysts to erupt in online laughter.
Trump’s Truth Social announcement did not include details, but stated simply, “I will be doing a General News Conference at 2:00 P.M. at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach.”
But George Conway, the conservative attorney and vocal Trump critic who founded conservative group the Lincoln Project, made a prediction: “NARCISSISTIC SOCIOPATH RAGE ALERT.”
USA Today contributor Windsor Mann retorted with apparent sarcasm, having previously quipped Trump wanted to win the “battleground state of Mar-a-Lago, “No, this is deft campaign strategy.”
“‘Daft’ you mean,” replied Conway.“
Conway’s prediction that viewers tuning in will be greeted with an absolutely apoplectic dotard seems to be a safe bet after the events of the last few days.
Running mate JD Vance’s ill advised attacks on Democratic Veep candidate Tim Walz’ 24 year National Guard career have not gone over well with veteran’s groups, as has neither his weird stalking Harris’ plane at the Eau Claire airport yesterday…
Looks like @JDVance brought all his rally attendees to the airport with him today. https://t.co/ZtaeRJfVLM
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) August 7, 2024
Heh
… and the contrast between the two Harris/Walz monster rallies yesterday in Eau Claire and Detroit, during which they spoke to actual crowds of tens of thousands of people and Vance’s tiny events in a near empty parking lot and before a captive tiny audience of workers on their lunch break at an Eau Claire factory had to have driven drumpf straight up a Mar-A-Lago wall.
Former Trump administration spokesperson Stephanie Grisham has a theory as to what today’s event will produce…
Then, let him speak. I’m sure it will be genius.
— MelissaJPeltier (@MelissaJPeltier) August 8, 2024
I’m sure.
And I’m sure she might be right, that today’s event may just be an attempt by Trump to re-inject himself back into the spotlight, and he may really believe in the power of a few words from himself to begin turning the campaign around.
She may be right but I have my doubts.
With the most recent Marquette Law School poll showing Trump 8points behind Harris in the race I think Trump realizes that a little verbose blathering from even himself may not be enough to turn his fortunes around.
I expect either Vance or Trump’s campaign team may be examining the underside of a bus this afternoon.
And what a glorious sight that would be!
Can I be the bus driver? Pretty please…
What are the Over Unders on how many hours he will be LATE for this 2:00 p.m. time slot?
Any media outlet who sends some poor slob to this “press” event needs to be ignored until they go out of business. This is a waste of time and media outlets planning on attending are only there for clicks. It isn’t going to be news, it isn’t even going to contain any sort of truth on the part of shitzinpants. Time to let the media outlets know what we think of this garbage and there is no better way than to stop perusing their sites. The loss in ad revenue will, before too long, run them out of business.
The real “news” here is how much the media oligarchs want to pad their wallets by way of not paying their fair share of the country’s tax burden. I say kill them all, but first beggar the bastards.