The Bulwark: “Trump is not interested in the actual job of the presidency. He’s interested in the attention the presidency affords him.”
“After his election, he discovered that running for president was easier and more fun than being president. Which is why he continued to hold campaign rallies even after he was elected. He wasn’t campaigning for anything. He just liked hearing crowds screaming his name. Unlike most politicians, who campaign in order to govern, Trump campaigns as a way to avoid governing.”
“By the same token, his politics are an extension of his ego—which is why, at his rallies, he tells the crowds how big his crowds are and not what his policies are. Trump says he’ll hold rallies after he wins the 2020 election, too—even though he will be ineligible to run for the presidency again.”
“Instead of holding rallies for the purpose of getting elected, Trump wants to get elected so he can keep having rallies.”