Ever since Trump lost the Iowa caucus, fans of the real estate mogul’s Twitter feed have been wondering how the man who loves to proclaim himself a winner would deal with defeat. It was a long wait. Trump’s normally chatty feed went dead silent for over thirteen hours. But finally, Trump weighed in with a stream of tweets that palpably moved through the stages of grief. Trump started by trying to put a brave face on his loss, but ended with bitter, petulant remarks that his self-financed campaign was “not worth it.”
The last tweet really highlights the absurdity of Trump’s position: He’s a self-proclaimed billionaire who is trying to make America great again, but running a campaign on the cheap. If making America great is the goal, then why not put some skin in the game?
My experience in Iowa was a great one. I started out with all of the experts saying I couldn't do well there and ended up in 2nd place. Nice
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2016
Because I was told I could not do well in Iowa, I spent very little there - a fraction of Cruz & Rubio. Came in a strong second. Great honor
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2016
I will be talking about my wonderful experience in Iowa and the simultaneous unfair treatment by the media-later in New Hampshire. Big crowd
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2016
I don't believe I have been given any credit by the voters for self-funding my campaign, the only one. I will keep doing, but not worth it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2016
One other interesting thing to note about Trump’s activity on Twitter this morning: He appears to have deleted many of his “get out the vote” tweets and retweets relating to yesterday’s Iowa Caucus. Trump isn’t exactly known for deleting tweets—his controversial retweet of a neo-Nazi, for instance, has not been taken down.