Even if Trump isn't running, he's the leader of the Party. And he does not want the Party to become the pleasanter, more cordial, conciliatory We're Not The Donald Trump Party in 2024.
That's what it's becoming as we speak. Look at all the politeness and unoriginality of the GOP status-quo. Trump's not going to embrace GOP-winners in a way that pleases FOX News. (not insinuating you watch FOX News)
The only other possible contender to the Repub nomination in 2024 is DeSantis. DeSantis has shown plenty of grit, plenty of fire without resorting to BS namecalling. What Trump is doing, more than anything, is pissing off the very people who support him. Mean tweets are one thing, aimed at the real enemy, the media and the Dems.
There is a place for giving it right back to the media (where it belongs) and not allowing those turds to craft narratives in their questions. There is a place for extolling the successes that the team has done. DeSantis uses the word "we" very often. With Trump, the word is "I." DeSantis is a master at calling the turds out while they're trying to lie. In so doing, DeSantis gets the job done without hubris, without arrogance, without drama. Trump can't seem to get out of Drama School.
He's a smart guy, but he's tripping over his own dick right now.
And yeah, you're right. I don't do Fox News.