Donald Trump “is expected to launch his presidential campaign Tuesday, ending more than two decades of persistent flirtation with the idea of running in the Oval Office,” CNN reports.
Bloomberg: “As with all things Trump, this will be a ridiculous, absurdist exercise in media manipulation that will, as always, work magnificently. Reporters will snort and snicker, but they will trudge over to the press conference anyway; Trump will say something outlandish and unreasonable; reporters will gleefully blast out every word of it (‘Trump Says Obama Is Cheering For ISIS!’); we will shake our heads, that crazy Trump, and then we will all talk about Trump for a few more news cycles, whether he runs for president or not. Donald Trump often appears to be living in a loopy, cartoon world of his own imagining. He is also the foremost expert in how to drive the public conversation in America today, the pioneer of human being as #brand. We’ve spent years mocking Trump. (The late Phil Hartman lampooned him on Saturday Night Live 25 years ago). But he’s still here.”
“Trump’s signature achievement is to make certain, no matter what, that we are constantly talking about Donald Trump.”
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