In an op-ed for Newsmax, political commentator and adopted son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan, wrote that another presidential run from Donald Trump would be a “disaster for conservatives, populists and Republicans.”
According to Reagan, “everything is personal with Donald Trump, and that’s the problem.”
“He needs to look dispassionately at the political landscape and make decisions based on what’s best for the people who elected him,” Reagan writes. “The man who was our nation’s 45th commander in chief is incapable of doing that. Flattery and stroking his ego can persuade Trump to support ruinous policies and the slightest offense — real or imagined — will result in Trump opposing a policy that could be very beneficial for his base.”
Reagan goes on to speculate that if Trump does run in 2024, other candidates who are more qualified — and just all-round better than him — won’t thrown their hats in the ring.
“Trump will clear the field of any serious candidates and the ones who remain will be fringe dwellers,” he writes. “Fringe dwellers the [Biden-friendly media] will be happy to provide with a platform where they can attack Trump non-stop before the general election even begins.”
