Trump’s impeachment trial will drive his approval rating even lower, and boost public appetite for his criminal prosecution. So it’ll be a loss for him whether he’s convicted or not. Don’t let ratings-driven pundits scare you into believing an acquittal is somehow a win for him.

Don’t let the media push this doomsday scenario on you where if Trump is acquitted, he then magically runs in 2024 and magically regains power. That’s a childlike fantasy. He’ll be in prison in New York long before that anyway. Not to mention, he’s historically unpopular.

The media’s entire ratings game centers around convincing you that this one magic wand thing MUST HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, and that if it doesn’t happen, ALL HOPE WILL BE LOST. It only makes sense if you put zero thought into it, which is what the media is counting on.

Last time Trump was impeached, the media insisted that if he wasn’t convicted, it would result in him magically winning reelection. That was never even a real scenario, but the media succeeded in using it to keep you tuned in. Then you forgot the media was lying about all that.

Now the media is attempting the same ratings trap. Unless Trump is convicted in this impeachment trial, he’ll magically destroy us all. This sounds like the kind of tall tale that only a four year old would fall for – which goes to show how badly the media infantilizes us.

The media is also insisting Trump will be “emboldened” by his acquittal. Yeah right. He’s a broken half senile blob who’s hiding in Florida awaiting his arrest. Even the House GOP is giving him nothing more than arbitrary lip service. “Emboldened” my ass.

But the media has spent four years constantly insisting that unless some certain magic wand thing immediately happens, Trump will become “emboldened” and then he’ll be magically unstoppable. Again, a tall tale for small children that never came true.

The truly insulting part about the media’s “Trump emboldened” narrative is that we’re always supposed to believe he somehow WASN’T emboldened to begin with. As if he was always behaving, but NOW he’s going to do bad stuff.

Also, becoming “emboldened” doesn’t suddenly give you magical powers that you don’t already have, no matter how motivated you might be. Again, it’s a childlike narrative aimed at keeping you staring at the TV in fear, instead of doing any thinking.