This is not the way a normal presidential candidate sells himself

This latest stunt is just "a regression to the norm for Trump after years of having to pretend he wanted to be presidential," Hayes Brown writes. [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Dec. 16, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Trump's latest grift gives us a glimpse of an alternate timeline]( by Hayes Brown When former President Donald Trump teased a "major announcement" on his Truth Social platform Wednesday, the theories flew thick and fast. Would it be a major hire for his 2024 campaign? An unprecedented run for Speaker of the House, challenging Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.? Instead, on Thursday Trump gave us the "official Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection." The news disappointed his supporters, but it "was much, much more in line with the Trump we would have recognized in 2015, before his improbable campaign changed American politics," [writes Hayes Brown](. These cards, "in all their shoddy glory, represent Trump as he would have been had he never won the White House in 2016." After all, Brown notes, "it was reported years ago that Trump's 2016 run was potentially a branding exercise that went horribly right." This latest stunt is just "a regression to the norm for Trump after years of having to pretend he wanted to be presidential." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/30000572.7484/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9lbG9uLW11c2stdHJ1bXAtdHdpdHRlci1hY2NvdW50LXJlcHVibGljYW4tcmNuYTU3ODYxP2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIxMjE2JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bd9d0e493in your Friday [MSNBC Daily](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [EVETTE DIONNE]( [Dave Chappelle seems to have convinced Elon Musk to make Twitter even worse]( This interaction is more proof that Twitter isn't safe for Black women. [Read more.]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [House Dems want the National Archives to find out if Trump has even more documents]( The storage unit story suggests these documents could've been tucked away almost anywhere. [Read more.]( [TRITA PARSI]( [Bernie Sanders is right (and Joe Biden is wrong) on Saudi Arabia]( Biden is siding with MBS over Bernie Sanders in the brutal war in Yemen. [Read more.]( [STEVE BENEN]( [McCarthy asks if Dems learned from midterms. Did the GOP?]( What's more, the GOP leader's understanding of macroeconomic conditions isn't great. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [11TH HOUR]( [Twitter abruptly suspends journalists who cover Elon Musk]( [DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE]( [Neal Katyal: Trump should focus less on action cards and more on criminal charges]( [ALL IN]( [New footage of Paul Pelosi attack debunks right-wing conspiracy theories]( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [Fox News hosts rage after Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Monday at noon Eastern, join MSNBC for special coverage of the final Jan. 6 committee meeting, led by Andrea Mitchell, Katy Tur, and Hallie Jackson. Then, stick with MSNBC for a two-hour Recap Special, beginning at 8 p.m. ET featuring expert analysis from Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Alex Wagner, and Ari Melber. Watch The January 6th Hearings: The House Investigates, Monday on MSNBC. Coverage is also available on Peacock.         [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)