• caffinatedone@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’d start by assuming that he’s either being paid somehow for suddenly supporting TikTok or if there’s something else in it for him. With trump, usually “it’s grift” is the likely explanation for many things.

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      2 months ago

      He’s simple, but it’s not just the grift.

      What he wants is anything that strokes his ego. Anything that makes him feel more important, gets him attention, etc.

      It COULD be as simple as someone sucking up to him. Or someone has told him this will get him votes or make him popular.

      OR there could be money in it. Or a.combination of things. But he’s absolutely not just - or maybe even usually - about the grift.

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      2 months ago

      I assume he thinks this will win over more Gen Z than it will lose him Boomers, and no one will ever hold him to this promise anyway.