As his approval ratings sag ahead of US midterm elections, Donald Trump is on a mission to burnish his legacy, but Republicans worry that his focus on himself is backfiring with voters.
One senior administration official said the president has entered “legacy mode.” He is fixated on how he will be remembered by future generations, according to aides, conscious of avoiding the fate of past occupants of the White House he views as weak, such as Jimmy Carter.
Despite his low approval ratings, Trump plans to put himself at the center of the midterms, a move that will test whether his influence with voters is waning. As the president’s team debates how to spend MAGA Inc.’s enormous fundraising haul, Trump has told advisers that he wants to produce a series of television ads centered on his agenda, according to people familiar with the matter.
There's an old Arabian story of a guy who wanted to be famous and remembered forever so he put on a huge party, biggest ever! Invited all the right important people. Huge spectacle. Lots of food.
ReplyDeleteAnd at the height of the event he got up to speak but before he could, he farted. Quite loud. The whole palace heard it.
He ran away in disgrace but years later secretly returned to his city to see how things were. As he passed outside a house on the edge of the city he heard a woman telling her child that she always remembered her birthday because it was the same night as the "Great fart!"
So be careful about wanting a legacy. You might get one.