President Donald Trump

[nullnor]

being president = $

the longer you are president the more you're in the game and the more you know whats up or going on in the world which = more $

[Ken]

being president = $

the longer you are president the more you're in the game and the more you know whats up or going on in the world which = more $

Likely true, but the longer you are president the less time you have to be an ex-president, which is when you make that $. And when you start out as the oldest to assume the presidency, that means those 4 years are a relatively large portion of your remaining life.

[B-Fly]

What I suspect he's most loathe to give up is presidential pardon power and presidential immunity.

[Sour Masher]

What I suspect he's most loathe to give up is presidential pardon power and presidential immunity.

Bingo. I think the reason he'd run again in 2020, if nothing else, is he has protection from being held accountable for wrongdoings he may have done.

[In the Corn]

What I suspect he's most loathe to give up is presidential pardon power and presidential immunity.

I suspect he also will loathe that he'll be the first president not really wanted on the speaker circuit.

[Kevin Seitzer]

What I suspect he's most loathe to give up is presidential pardon power and presidential immunity.

Which is related to how he made money in the past and during the campaign. Trump is not a typical president or ex-president when it comes to how he makes his money.

[Kevin Seitzer]

I suspect he also will loathe that he'll be the first president not really wanted on the speaker circuit.

I expect him to be popular with certain audiences even if he is loathed by many.

[onejayhawk]

What I suspect he's most loathe to give up is presidential pardon power and presidential immunity.

The Mueller reports is expected fairly soon. We'll see then. We will also see if the investigation crosses party lines as it should.

Who would he like to pardon? I can see pardoning Stone because he did nothing prior to the investigation. Other than that, no one comes to mind least of all Trump himself.

I suspect he also will loathe that he'll be the first president not really wanted on the speaker circuit.

You're kidding, right?

Trump packs houses for rallies in football stadiums. He's so popular as a speaker that the Clinton's imitate him.

J

[baldgriff]

The Mueller reports is expected fairly soon. We'll see then. We will also see if the investigation crosses party lines as it should.

Who would he like to pardon? I can see pardoning Stone because he did nothing prior to the investigation. Other than that, no one comes to mind least of all Trump himself.

J

Roger Stone has done plenty wrong throughout his lifetime - apparently just never indicted and found guilty in a court of law (for what that is worth).

[Redbirds Fan]

The Mueller reports is expected fairly soon. We'll see then. We will also see if the investigation crosses party lines as it should.

Who would he like to pardon? I can see pardoning Stone because he did nothing prior to the investigation. Other than that, no one comes to mind least of all Trump himself.


You're kidding, right?

Trump packs houses for rallies in football stadiums. He's so popular as a speaker that the Clinton's imitate him.

J

Free events. Do you think he will command big speaking fees?

[DMT]

I really don't see Trump being interested in the speaking circuit. All he knows how to do is pander to his ignorant base.

[onejayhawk]

Free events. Do you think he will command big speaking fees?

That raises the question, what drives speaker fees? What makes it worthwhile for Hillary Clinton to charge $500,000 for a canned 15 minutes?

Regardless, the ability to draw a crowd should be sufficient. Business schools and business organization will love him as will foreign policy groups and schools. Replace left-leaning with right-leaning and the rest is the same.

J

[B-Fly]

That raises the question, what drives speaker fees? What makes it worthwhile for Hillary Clinton to charge $500,000 for a canned 15 minutes?

Regardless, the ability to draw a crowd should be sufficient. Business schools and business organization will love him as will foreign policy groups and schools. Replace left-leaning with right-leaning and the rest is the same.

J

I'm not so sure. While some will argue it's unfair and reflective of political correctness and identity politics and "snowflakery", I think it's a lot harder to command speaking engagements - particularly in commerce and academia - if one is perceived as racist, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist, etc, and Trump has provided plenty of fodder in those areas.

[nots]

I can’t see Trump getting involved in the speaking circuit. He certainly would have been an interesting speaker in the 1980s and 1990s and he did very little of it then. More likely someone ghost writes a book or two for him blaming everyone else for everything, and he goes back to his hotels, golf courses and other business ventures.

[Redbirds Fan]

I can’t see Trump getting involved in the speaking circuit. He certainly would have been an interesting speaker in the 1980s and 1990s and he did very little of it then. More likely someone ghost writes a book or two for him blaming everyone else for everything, and he goes back to his hotels, golf courses and other business ventures.

I think this is probably right, although I imagine there will be some rallies from time to time provided he can get someone else to pay for putting them on.