By John Q. Hosedrinker Desperate Trump Returns to X as Poll Numbers Keep Tanking
Desperation seems to be emanating from the former commander-in-chief as he makes a dramatic return to X after a prolonged absence. The plummeting poll numbers must be hitting hard, pushing him back to the platform he once thought was beneath him. It’s almost comical to see someone who prided himself on being larger than life now crawling back to the likes of Musk and Fox for attention, begging for validation from those who were perhaps already in his corner.
The timing of his return is no coincidence, with Truth Social stock on a steady decline and his campaign facing challenges after the surge of the Kamala Harris campaign. Trump’s choice of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate has not garnered the positive attention he might have hoped for, with critics labeling Republicans as strange and inviting further attacks.
His first post back on X, asking the rhetorical question of whether we are better off now than four years ago, seems tone-deaf at best. Many of us vividly remember the summer of 2020, a time when the nation was gripped by fear and uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on. Now, with the economy on the upswing and life slowly returning to normalcy, the answer to his question might just be a resounding “no.”
The tactics being employed by the GOP, such as voter roll purges and polling location closings, only serve to further highlight the desperation of a party struggling to maintain relevance. The falsehoods being spread, the fear-mongering, and the lies are tactics of a bygone era that we, as a nation, have outgrown. Enough hate, enough false fear, enough lies. We can, and must, do better.
As Trump re-enters the spotlight, it’s clear that the old adage of “any press is good press” may no longer hold true for him. The more he speaks, the more he alienates undecided voters and independents who may have once been on the fence. The outrageous statements, the unhinged vitriol, and the conspiracy theories only serve to remind us why he is not the best choice for leadership.
In the end, the platform itself seems to be a barren wasteland, overrun by spambots and echoing with the remnants of what once was a vibrant discussion space. The best people have long since departed, leaving behind a shell of what X used to be. Maybe, just maybe, it’s time for us all to follow suit and leave the platform to rot. Let him speak, let him dig his own grave. The media must do their part by reporting his statements as they are, without trying to decipher the indecipherable.
So, as he returns to X in a desperate bid to salvage his flailing campaign, let us not engage. Let us not give in to the hate, the fear, the lies. Let us stand firm in our conviction that we can, and will, do better. The time for change is now, and it begins with us, the voters, the citizens, the people who hold the power to shape the future. Desperation may drive him back to X, but it will not be enough to save him. The writing is on the wall, and the end may be closer than he thinks.