Movie studios are often mocked for sequels and remakes. Now Time magazine is going that route on Donald Trump, recycling an August cover on his “meltdown.”
The story is titled: “Inside Donald Trump’s Total Meltdown.”
Time said: “As the 2016 campaign moved into its final weeks, Trump had put the whole country on the rack alongside the Christian conservatives, stretching the sinews of American politics to the breaking point. While some voters were tugged toward the wincing sophistry of the conference call, a larger number pulled disgustedly into the ranks of #nevertrump. The candidate himself was consumed by petty grudges. The furor over the leaked recording seemed to liberate him. Free of the ‘shackles’ — his own tweeted word — Trump reduced his campaign to a primal grunt.”
Looking past the election, Time speculated on a media future: “Will a post-Trump GOP now turn back toward conservative orthodoxy? Or, egged on by alt-right news outlets and talk radio, fully embrace a new brand of populist nationalism? Trump is unlikely to recede from the spotlight. This campaign has cemented him as a star. GOP insiders from all points on the party’s ideological spectrum predict he may use his notoriety to launch a branded news outlet for his fervent fans.”
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