If there’s one thing I understand it’s attention-seeking. And Trump is a master of his art. He’s identified the weakness of the current political system, where career politicians speak in soundbites to increasingly disillusioned audiences. He has swooped in to exploit it. Like the trolls, I suspect he’s the only candidate who is in the process purely for the lulz. He can afford to be.I don't think he is serious about being President. He is used to being a dictator and if he is somehow elected, he will run into the same problem that Arnold Schwarzenegger ran into, those in the Legislature have no incentive to work with or compromise with him.
Trump doesn’t have much to lose, which is another classic characteristic of a troll. Not becoming president is no skin off his nose. As he said himself, he’s really rich. He could fund five nomination campaigns and still be a billionaire. And, if he loses, he’ll just go back to Trump Tower and continue living the American Dream.
In an arid landscape populated with candidates who are terrified of public relations disasters, Trump will electrify the field. A man who is so rich he can offend anyone and say anything is the perfect antidote to a stultifyingly politically-correct atmosphere. He the perfect man to finally inject some courage into the terminally cautious Republican party.
For me, his entry is for pure entertainment value. He can and is willing to blast away at Hillary, her surrogates, and the media (but I repeat myself) with the truth with not fear of consequences.
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