According to correspondent Erik Mouthaan, he is really not going to enjoy his retirement. “Trump will write a book, but he will also try to keep his power. Make no mistake, Trump has a huge fanatic following. It’s unusual, but in four years Trump could try to become president again.”
$ 208,000 per year
In the United States, former presidents are entitled to a presidential pension of about $ 208,000 per year for the rest of their lives. They also receive allowances for housing and personnel, for example.
“Trump has never accepted salary as president,” said Mouthaan. “He was too rich for that. But he will make use of this presidential pension.” On top of that, Trump will always receive protection from the Secret Service.
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As a former president, Trump is heading for a busy retirement anyway. He will have to fix his image, according to Mouthaan. “His brand of hotels in particular is under fire in the US. That is a lot less abroad. I also think that he will build his own media empire. His own Trump channel, for example. He can use it to to continue to send supporters. “
Unusual
Trump can therefore make another bid for the presidency in four years’ time. “But that’s unusual,” says Mouthaan. For example, he can also push his daughter Ivanka forward. Trump then, as it were, hands over his political movement, Mouthaan explains. “Look, to right-wing Americans, he’s just a hero.”
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Trump will also be busy with lawsuits against him. He was inviolable as president, not as a citizen. And there are quite a few things on the shelf. Tax evasion, fraud and forgery, for example, from when Trump was a businessman. At least two women have also filed charges for rape and sexual misconduct. Those things can take years and be money consuming.
TV personality
The world can probably expect a book of Trump’s memoirs too. Almost all ex-presidents do that. And that works well. Former president Bill Clinton made $ 15 million with it.
With lectures and speeches, Clinton raked in more than $ 65 million. Still, it is expected that Trump will not be giving lectures that soon. Donald Trump remains a businessman and TV personality. He became famous for saying “You’re fired!” in the game show The Apprentice.
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Mouthaan therefore thinks Trump’s future is more in showbiz. With its own media empire. “Former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle get 100 million from Netflix. Why not Trump? He scores, is popular and hated.
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