If he loses the election, I have to think so, for the following reasons:
- If the NYT is correct, Trump made a tremendous amount of money off of “The Apprentice.” This would be a similar way to repair his finances after his mistakes with unprofitable golf course developments in the last several years.
- Like many other unscrupulous right-wing figures, he would make a perfect pitchman for bogus and defective products.
- It would give him the perfect platform to maintain a direct connection with his millions of admirers, and thus maintain influence over the electorate and the leadership of the GOP. What better way to position himself to run in 2024, if he wants to do so?
- It would guarantee him publicity and public adulation, which he values more than power, without any of the irksome responsibilities of the presidency, including travel and dealing with tiresome democratically elected world leaders.