Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

What’s Next for Donald Trump?

The outgoing president may retain some political influence. But it’s just as likely that Republicans abandon him.

November 13, 2020 at 12:30 PM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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You can’t shake a stick right now without hitting someone who thinks that outgoing President Donald Trump will dominate Republican politics while President-elect Joe Biden is in office, and will surely be nominated again in 2024. Trump himself appears ready to announce his next candidacy as soon as he stops pretending that he won this time around.