Why is Trump still doing Rallies? "Rally Scheduled on Thurs"

[HipChick]

Last edited Tue Nov 29, 2016, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)

Billed as a Thank You tour!

President-elect Donald Trump will be embarking on a “victory tour” to the states he carried, a campaign aide told reporters Thursday.

“We’re working on a victory tour now; it will happen in the next couple of weeks,” said George Gigicos, the campaign’s advance team director, who briefly talked about Trump’s first trip, according to pool reports.

The tour will bring Trump “obviously to the states that we won and the swing states we flipped over,” Gigicos said.

Trump carried 30 states. Campaign aides had previously indicated that Trump, who fed off the energy of large crowds during the campaign, was hoping to continue holding similar rallies during the transition and possibly beyond.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/donald-trump-victory-tour-of-states-won-231576

[Lotusflower70]

1. Attention

Because he loves the attention and adulation. He wants to be worshipped and adored.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Exactly. His ego requires large doses of adoration.

[mindem]

2. Attention getter,

plus he needs to keep his alt-right zombies all hot and bothered.

[rzemanfl]

4. Audtions for the next Leni Riefenstahl. Who by the way,

lived to 101. Where's your vengeful god folks?

[Siwsan]

8. Damn, you beat me to this!!

Although I thought maybe it would be the dress rehearsals.

[liberal N proud]

5. That is what he thinks is presidential

Not all that other stuff like running the government.

[RKP5637]

6. Much like Hitler, he loves the attention and the salutes! n/t

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

29. Also Castro, who liked to give 3 hour speeches to large crowds. n/t

[PoorMonger]

7. All He Knows.

Simply put, it's all he knows how to do with success. He clearly loved it during the campaign as it makes him the center of attention ; but more than that it is a way for him to bask in his glory and continue to stir the Trumpers up. I expect he'll do it throughout his tenure. Just like a comedian , he'll wait to build up enough 'material' to push to his audience.

Probably going to blast the recounts as the centerpiece - claim he won the popular vote. Will also probably attack the media for being proven wrong in true gloating style. Oh, and maybe he'll float some more possible appointments to and bullshit unconstitutional ideas like the stripping or citizenship as a way to gauge crowd reaction.

[Buzz Clik]

9. cheering crowds.

[iluvtennis]

10. Hope it is heavily protested...

...he can have a rally [for his ego], but can't have a press conference or other event to address the hate crimes that were fomented by his divisive rhetoric on the campaign trail. GAH

[global1]

12. I Just Hope He's Not Doing This To Foment Protests And Riots....

I'm thinking he's going to use this 'victory tour' to incite violence so that he can take more drastic measures with respect to our freedoms.

[iluvtennis]

25. Never thought of that...I wouldn't put anything pass his sorry a**

[TrishaJ]

37. This is my fear as well.

Why do a "victory" tour? To keep his supporters frothing at the mouth, especially with a recount going on.

[Madam45for2923]

11. Rallies make him excited! It's all about and for Trump.

& Probably he wants to sic his supporters on the recount observers.

[MFM008]

13. There are still a lot of blue voters in

Those "flipped" states. Flipped by 1 percentage at the most.
I see unpleasantness coming in these things.

[Vinca]

14. He's a narcissist. He has to be worshipped.

Since it's not happening in NYC, he's off to find his deplorables in the Midwest.

[patricia92243]

15. He likes running for prez - not actually being prez. Rallies are fun.

Being prez is work.

[bettyellen]

16. So people won't realize he is actually controlling access to the press.

[Ken Burch]

17. His role models never stopped doing rallies:

[2naSalit]

33. yup

[DemonGoddess]

18. He's an attention whore n/t

[2naSalit]

34. yup

[Grassy Knoll]

19. Because It Will Be On TEEVEE...

Media Whore.

[AgadorSparticus]

20. This is planned just as Hitler used them to show solidarity and strength

It feeds the beast....

[2naSalit]

35. yup

[OhioBlue]

21. His ego is going through withdrawl. n/t

[KittyWampus]

22. There is no possible way to limit these to just supporters. It's going to be ugly.

[flamingdem]

24. You got it - this is a Bannon idea to create chaos

They don't give a damn, they want ultimate power

[LisaL]

23. Some time ago it was already posted on DU -Trump loves the rallies and wants to continue doing them.

I guess Trump will go round the country doing his rallies while Pence will be presidenting.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. He misses the adoring crowds.

[JHan]

27. The ritual of fukery begins. I fully expect anniversary victory tours *throws up*

[pbmus]

28. To tell about the thousands of jobs he has saved in Indiana

And to gloat on free tv...master manipulator Trumpster is...

[2naSalit]

36. yup

[JI7]

30. maybe he thinks it will make the 2 million loss go away

[UCmeNdc]

31. Propagandist! have to keep the propaganda going.......

America you screwed the pooch!

[Demsrule86]

32. Kind of like Hitler really.

[NastyRiffraff]

38. I'd say exactly like Hitler

No kind of about it. Trump has said he'll continue to hold rallies throughout his presidency. Trump Youth is not far away.

[nolabear]

39. Are protests planned? Because that could get very scary.

His followers think they now have leave to do unconscionable things. I really worry there will be blood.

[summerschild]

40. They are solely to cause trouble.

With ongoing rallies he can keep his deplorables fired up and ready for a race war at the drop of a hat.

This man (and the people who support him) are evil and his followers are ignorant.