Why Trump is Desperate to Get Arrested

DeSantis is polling low and martyrdom is ready for the taking

Sikander Hayat Khan
Area 84
Published in
5 min readMar 24

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Here are some key numbers that are going to dictate Trump’s behavior: DeSantis 26, Trump 54. Get arrested now and you can shape the narrative as you please. You’ve certainly got the time — but not too much time either. He can drag a narrative for a year, he knows he can. Anything much longer than…

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Sikander Hayat Khan
Area 84

Law and politics grad. Masters in Law. Nuance over ideology. Published in The Friday Times. Twitter @SikanderH8.