by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
One lesson that every public figure should learn and take to heart is this: when your moment in the spotlight has passed, get off of the stage as expeditiously and gracefully as possible - and stay off. A proper exit is a matter of grace and civility.
But no one can accuse Donald John Trump of either being graceful or civil. Trump exited his stage - the White House - in January of 2021 in a storm of rage, petulance, and denial. Now, less than two years later while facing multiple investigations and legal challenges, he has somehow decided that this would be a great time to announce that he is again running for President. Never mind the he and his party are just coming off of an embarrassing midterm election cycle in which they did much worse than expected - and many candidates that Trump personally endorsed lost.
Last night, in what was described in the press as a "low-energy" announcement speech in the ballroom at Mar-a-Lago, Trump droned on for over an hour as he declared that he was again seeking the presidency - even though he has yet to ever admit losing the office two years ago. Trump's speech was apparently so listless and dull that many in the room began heading for the exits while he was still talking - only to find that staff and security were blocking those exits - and they were truly a "captive" audience!
What seems apparent to everyone but Donald Trump is that his time has passed. By-and-large the election deniers who ran for office this year lost, and the Republican Party has begun to talk in terms of life beyond Trump and the MAGAts.
Trump is done, and if the Republican Party can't pull free of his grasp it may also perish.
More popcorn, please!
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