The first Donald Trump conspiracy theory Ben and Matt proposed was that Trump ran for president as a false flag candidate. The main theory is that Trump ran for president to help Hillary Clinton and The Democrats win the election. The theoretical plan being that Donald Trump would gain the Republican nomination and then basically embarrass the party. Matt starts the base of the theory when he said: “A few weeks before he announces his candidacy he has an off the record phone call with former president, Mr. Bill Clinton”. This is the main piece of evidence that many people use to start this theory. As Matt said: “I would say that being on the phone like that with someone who is your potential opponents spouse seems a little bit fishy, no matter
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This is that Trump did not actually have a desire to be president. Because of Trump’s successful, and sometimes suspect business practices, people often believed he was in the election for business and brand gain. Matt’s theory tied into the business gain theory. He said: “Knowing how much free advertising he would get from this campaign, he did it being relatively sure he was not going to get the nomination. Then there came a time where he was like “Oh crap” I was not expecting this”. He believes that Trump initially was not serious about his campaign, but eventually his motives became genuine. Ben also said a similar point. Ben said: “Originally he was not planning to do this and either went rogue or decided to change his mind”. They did not use much evidence to support this claim. However, they did say: “The former communication director of The Make America Great Again Political Action Committee said she did not actually believe Trump wanted to be president”. Honestly this piece of evidence does not do much to this theory. They said that this insider “Believed” Trump did not actually want to be president. However, this inside source did not have any solid evidence of her own. It seems clear that Trump wanted to be president. This is because he has always paid off politicians. He clearly wants the power and influence, which the presidency can bring. Additionally, he has considered running for president atleast twice in the past. This time he just saw an opportunity and took
This is that Trump did not actually have a desire to be president. Because of Trump’s successful, and sometimes suspect business practices, people often believed he was in the election for business and brand gain. Matt’s theory tied into the business gain theory. He said: “Knowing how much free advertising he would get from this campaign, he did it being relatively sure he was not going to get the nomination. Then there came a time where he was like “Oh crap” I was not expecting this”. He believes that Trump initially was not serious about his campaign, but eventually his motives became genuine. Ben also said a similar point. Ben said: “Originally he was not planning to do this and either went rogue or decided to change his mind”. They did not use much evidence to support this claim. However, they did say: “The former communication director of The Make America Great Again Political Action Committee said she did not actually believe Trump wanted to be president”. Honestly this piece of evidence does not do much to this theory. They said that this insider “Believed” Trump did not actually want to be president. However, this inside source did not have any solid evidence of her own. It seems clear that Trump wanted to be president. This is because he has always paid off politicians. He clearly wants the power and influence, which the presidency can bring. Additionally, he has considered running for president atleast twice in the past. This time he just saw an opportunity and took