Politics –
Trump TV Network
Already Launched?
Just before last week’s heated debate was set to begin, Donald Trump posted this message to Facebook: “If you’re tired of biased, mainstream media reporting (otherwise known as Crooked Hillary’s super PAC), tune into my Facebook Live broadcast.”
Was this the unofficial launch of the Trump TV Network?
Politics
For more than a year, ordinary Americans have openly wondered why Donald Trump decided out of nowhere to run for president without any prior political experience or desire. Initially, many believed “The Donald” was running so that he could botch the election and help his old friend Hillary Clinton become president (if this was it, he’s succeeding), while others accepted Trump’s aspirations as genuine. The confusion was compounded whenever Trump chose to play to his base at the expense of appealing to swing voters, prompting observers to wonder if he has merely been stoking the emotions of a future paying audience.
Now, Vanity Fair, The New York Times and other outlets are hypothesizing that Donald Trump has been after something much bigger (and more lucrative) than the presidency along.
Here comes Trump TV!
Think about it…Donald Trump has awakened and harnessed the passions of a forgotten segment of American society: lower-class, undereducated whites who are fearful of the browning of America. Some of these citizens are racists who still can’t get over the fact that a black man won The White House twice in a row, or the conspiracy theorists who remain convinced President Obama is a secret Muslim who was born in Kenya and therefore ineligible for the presidency. For a potential Trump TV Network this is pay dirt, as they’d be singing to the choir. More importantly, it’s a captive audience that will believe whatever they’re told to believe.
In what was likely a trial run for what’s to come, last Wednesday’s Trump TV Network test run drew more than 200,000 viewers and featured commentary from retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. It also featured the hashtag “#TrumpTV” (hint-hint). In case you missed it, the shows resembled a watered down version of a cable news channel and was pro-Trump from beginning to end. After all, the campaign did say it needed to take its message “straight to the American people” and bypass “the corrupt mainstream media.”
Trump’s handlers, including son-in-law Jared Kushner, worked with the conservative live-streaming site Right Side Broadcasting to produce the pre-game and post-game shows for the debate. Almost immediately, the live feed generated tons of press with many asking “did Trump TV launch last night?”
“He basically teased the opening season of Trump TV,” Daily Beast editor in chief John Avlon said on CNN.
When asked about the likelihood of a huge loss on November 8th leading directly into a Trump TV Network, Trump campaign CEO and Breitbart News chairman Steve Bannon was coy.
“Trump is an entrepreneur,” Bannon said with a wink and a smile. He also pointed out Trump’s social media prowess on Facebook and Twitter, saying, “Look at the engagement. It’s incredible.”
Has Donald Trump been using us all along? Does he have what it takes to build a successful 24/7 Trump television network?
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DJ:
Has Donald Trump been using us all along? [..]
Wow. This is kinda tricky for me but okay…here's my 2 cents: Yes. …and No.
Yes – because I have always felt that his initial decision to run was only about seizing an opportunity to enhance his brand. He had not real interest in being president.
No -because I don't think the idea for Trump TV really took root until he accidentally discovered there's a population of (mostly) White Americans who are really "poorly educated," gullible, hateful and will gladly swallow whatever toxic BS Trump is serving.
DJ:
Does he have what it takes to build a successful 24/7 Trump television network? [..]
No. I don't think so. I think he'll try. But Fail.