But the president wasn’t merely defeated in his 2020 bid for reelection.
Trump learned of his failure in a manner that could not have been more ironic.
By all insider accounts, Trump is a hardcore cable news addict.
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He is also, it must be said, quite skilled at manipulating the TV news cycle.
Michigan is going for Trump!
Michigan has flipped for Biden!
Arizona is widening for Biden!
Arizona is tightening for Trump!
Why aren’t ballot totals being released by Clark County?
Isn’t Las Vegas supposed to be good at counting?!
And for once, there was nothing that Trump could do about it.
There was nothing he could do to change the story.
No outrageous tweet, no executive action.
He was, at last, helpless.
Nobody expects even Trump’s closest advisors to keep a lid on what happened.
I don’t think you do."
The broadcast networks decided to cut away and not show the rest of his speech.
Once again, there was some irony and, perhaps, prescience as well.
