'He never lost it': Internet divided as Chuck Todd says Donald Trump appears to be regaining his 2016 'swagger'

WASHINGTON, DC: NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd argued with host Katy Tur that former President Donald Trump seemed more confident about his victory than he was in the last few years, during the Wednesday, June 19 episode of 'MSNBC Reports'.

Todd claimed that Trump was seemingly regaining the appeal and charisma he possessed in 2016 when Tur highlighted that the presumptive GOP nominee had been on a "losing streak" in recent years, recalling how the former president and the Republican Party suffered a string of electoral defeats on the national stage since his 2016 victory, as per Fox News.

Chuck Todd says Donald Trump's current swagger mirrors 2016

Todd was asked by the MSNBC host on Wednesday, "Why should we believe that this moment is different, that suddenly President Biden and the Democrats are so much weaker today than they were two years ago, than they were four years ago, than they were six years ago?"

"Well, because it’s the party in the White House," replied Todd, adding, "I don’t mean to simplify this, but, you know, Donald Trump’s rhetoric, even, and even his sort of swagger looks more like 2016 and the campaign you covered so closely Katy than he looked in 2020."

The analyst recalled an observation of another media personality, who had stated, "When Trump’s losing, the worst version of Trump shows up, and when Trump’s winning, or he thinks he’s ahead, he’s a different person, a different candidate."

He then brought up the MAGA leader's recent appearance in Detroit and shared that he was "oddly loose. He was trying to be funny, and all of this." This was in contrast to the past years "where from about 2017 to 2022, and even 2023 through the primaries, it’s been nothing but angry grievance Trump, angry, angry, angry."

"It’s interesting. If he somehow drops the grievance, he could end up looking like the 2016 candidate where he’s the outside disrupter," noted Todd.

However, Tur expressed doubt that Trump could avoid discussing his grievances amid his mounting legal challenges, saying, "But it's hard to imagine him dropping the grievance as he’s going to be sentenced in a few weeks here in Manhattan."

She added, "The presidential immunity decisions are coming out with the Supreme Court. There are reasons to continue on the grievance trail. And this whole campaign, it seems to be less for him about policy, and more about ‘What they’re doing to me is what they want to do to you. My grievances are your grievances.’"

Internet reacts to Chuck Todd's remarks on Donald Trump's reinvigorated swagger

Netizens had mixed opinions over Todd's comments regarding Trump, with one saying, "Chuck got something right! He’s paying attention."

A person remarked, "No, he doesn't have it back," while someone else wrote, "Don't worry, sentencing is coming up, he's about to go to rikers." 

"He never lost it. The fake news just doesn’t get it," expressed a Trump admirer. One more opined, "Trump is a POS convicted felon. Todd is a disgrace."

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