Trump still thinks he’ll get plenty of free cable news coverage, but when he held a media event at Mar-a-Lago, none of the networks showed up.
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Wow! Trump hosted a “Media Availability” slot at the annual New Year’s Eve event at Mar-a-Lago, but none of the CNN networks showed up. He spoke for less than 5 minutes. oops.
Trump had real problems when he lost Fox & Newsmax, and it looks like he saw it coming. pic.twitter.com/fNNnL8pCRm
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) January 1, 2023
Trump looked tired during his limited questioning (2 minutes total) from the media last night at Mar-a-Lago – as he couldn’t even rebut a question about DeSantis. Instead, he became speechless. To make matters worse, Newsmax didn’t even accept his comment.
— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) January 1, 2023
As we have detailed elsewhere, Trump’s New Year’s speech completely collapsedwith His whole party was complaining about how bad everything was in America.
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Trump is so out of touch with reality that he thinks the media will run around if he announces that he will be talking to them at his private club. Well, it’s not quite right to talk to them. Trump speaks to the media.
Why is the media rushing to report anything Trump has to say? He’s been telling the same lie for years. His behavior is stale, and he appears to be just a technical presidential candidate.
Donald Trump would have gotten some coverage if he had actually been on the campaign trail, but it’s not 2016 anymore. Trump isn’t going to change anyone’s ratings, including Fox News, without which it’s hard to see the former president getting any media coverage.
Trump, like Norma Desmond in the 1950 Hollywood classic Sunset Boulevard, is ready for a close-up, but the cameras and public attention are long gone.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a congressional correspondent for the White House Press Fellowship and PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.
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