Former President Donald Trump routinely embraces conspiracy theories. During the 2020 campaign, he wouldn't disavow the QAnon conspiracy, which hinges on the belief that he was sent by God to expose a secret cabal of satanic, cannibal pedophiles controlling the United States Government.
Even now, he's reportedly telling associates that he'll somehow be "reinstated" to the presidency by the end of the Summer.
Now, an upcoming book on Trump's defeat in the 2020 election reveals then-President Trump called then-Democratic frontrunner Biden a "mental re***d" but held off on attacking him for fear the party would replace Biden with another candidate.
According to Frankly, We Did Win This Election": The Inside Story of How Trump Lost by the Wall Street Journal's Michael Bender, Trump refrained from fully attacking Biden during the Democratic primaries to keep Dems from putting up a candidate Trump saw as harder to beat.
The excerpt of the upcoming book says:
"The president, meanwhile, had often complained that his early attack on [Elizabeth] Warren had damaged her presidential bid, which he regretted because he viewed her as an easier opponent than Biden. Now he worried that a heavy blitz of attack ads would hasten the secret plot being hatched by Democrats, and his mind raced with who they might select in Biden's place."
Trump campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio reportedly worked to shake Trump out of the belief that Democrats were going to put forth a new nominee like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or former First Lady Michelle Obama:
"The pollster aimed to debunk the theory by outlining the remaining Democratic primaries, in which Biden had no significant challenger, and the delegate math to secure the nomination. Biden would have enough delegates to secure the nomination in just three weeks, Fabrizio explained, and it would be mathematically impossible to steal it in four weeks."
People took the reporting as another example of Trump's detachment from reality.
pic.twitter.com/WyA2Gm2Fr1— Bluff City Cityzen \u303d\ufe0f (@Bluff City Cityzen \u303d\ufe0f) 1623119498
Even after four years, he still had no understanding of how our government worked.— Turk 182 (@Turk 182) 1623123995
The fact that he doesn't know how he lost is exactly why he lost. He's out of touch with reality. Always has been.— Chris Georgenes (@Chris Georgenes) 1623118813
This man had nuclear football power. And wants it again. We\u2019re complacent because some of us know he\u2019s nuts and count on enough people knowing the same thing. Thing is, his people don\u2019t care if he\u2019s nuts. He makes them feel good about themselves. That\u2019s all that matters.— DuckTapeNation (@DuckTapeNation) 1623124059
How quaint that his pollster thought Trump could ever be persuaded to stop believing that elections- any elections- aren't there to steal.https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1402001483185459201\u00a0\u2026— Tom Hubbard (@Tom Hubbard) 1623119999
Whew, it\u2019s amazing we survived four years with this delusional person in charge.https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1402001483185459201\u00a0\u2026— Andrew (@Andrew) 1623099073
The development continued to make waves.
"The source of this conspiracy theory, per Bender, was Dick Morris, a former Clinton White House adviser who was \u201cquietly advising Trump\u201d last year."\n\nMy God.https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1402001483185459201\u00a0\u2026— McNally \ud83d\uddfa (@McNally \ud83d\uddfa) 1623098408
That\u2019s hilarious. I remember them getting criticized for not hitting Biden earlier. Now we know why.— Mark Reid (@Mark Reid) 1623157272
Not exactly dealing with the sharpest minds on the planet.— Not Tony Hawk (@Not Tony Hawk) 1623099175
Trump is still considering a run for the presidency in 2024.
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