Former President Donald Trump has a true knack for keeping himself very relevant in the political news realm, despite mounting data and dialogue that indicate his chance of getting back to the White House is shrinking.
Trump’s latest instance of headline-grabbing folderol involves his recent statement on Truth Social calling for “the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution” in order that he be declared winner of the 2020 presidential election.
It’s yet another iteration of the Big Lie, which Trump continues to repeat knowing he has a sizable core of followers who can’t be bothered with the fact he lost and the voter fraud he claims didn’t happen. As I write this the morning of Dec. 7, you can bet it’s only a matter of time before Trump questions the legitimacy of results in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff, harkening back to his false claims of fraud that followed his own loss in the state two years ago.
Bad candidates, no ideas, and the Trump factor added up losses up and down the ballot.
Yet his familiar tune still plays on in the news cycle. Heck, I’m still talking about it days later even though there’s no substantial information to share.
Here’s how Trump typically makes front pages and network news A-blocks — and stays there.
First, he makes an outrageous statement, and the initial wave of news...
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