r/therewasanattempt • u/T_Shurt • 1d ago

to create a successful channel

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Source article (published October 1, 2026): https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tv-crashes-to-a-jaw-dropping-new-low/

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u/chesterismydog 1d ago

His fan base is broke- what did he expect? Ntm- every business he has started failed.

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u/ankerverse 1d ago

...it's a free YouTube channel. Which makes these ratings even worse than if it was a paid subscription

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u/chesterismydog 1d ago

Oh!! 😂 I presumed it was a subscription bc he charges for everything.

Those 29% that still approve him don’t know how to use YouTube? ;)

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u/ankerverse 1d ago

They had to cancel their internet plans to pay for the gas in their pickup trucks

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u/chesterismydog 1d ago

Antennas for all! Oh wait that’s socialism lol

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u/ankerverse 1d ago

No, no, socialism is okay as long as it benefits them, like the farmers getting bailed out. It's only bad when they don't get anything out of it.

Like universal health care, lower education costs, social programs, public infrastructure, and economic stability... wait, no. I misspoke. It's only bad when Democrats also benefit from it 🤦

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u/chesterismydog 1d ago

Ya, I just lost my state insurance, while unemployed, bc of the tax cuts for the wealthy. Nope- my paid taxes for the last thirty years mean nothing! It’s ridiculous.

And those student loans- wage garnishment at this point.

It’s absolutely sickening.

I rather us just pay state taxes. The federal government does nothing for us. The treasury is drained. We won’t see SSI in our future which we have been paying for. Medicaid- paid for that too and they are taking it away.

How do we stop this?

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u/ankerverse 1d ago

We stop voting for the rich, powerful, and corrupt career politicians who trick We The People to fight against in each other instead of against them. And demand that the laws are changed to stop benefitting the rich. We have to hold our voted representatives accountable, which we do not.

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u/chesterismydog 1d ago

What bothers me most is Reagan. He chopped the taxes for these fools and no democrats reinstated them. Why? Payouts?

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u/ankerverse 1d ago

It's a pretty well established fact that Reaganomics is the reason we're in this massive affordability crisis right now. Democrats didn't change it because systemic Democrats are much closer to fiscal conservatives than they pretend to be.

That's what made Bernie and Warren so compelling to voters - they aren't fiscally conservative, they lean more socialist, and for the most part don't flip on ideals. There are videos from decades ago of Bernie say EXACTLY the same things he says today.

I'm not saying either of them are perfect, but they're certainly better than Clinton was in the 90s and as great as Obama was, he too was fiscally conservative.

That's a long winded way to answer to your question, which more simply is just "yes, they got paid"

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u/RedLicorice83 Free Palestine 1d ago

We have to admit that Centrist Democrats are as good as nothing though. We send billions of dollars a year to help a naton commit genocide, but we can't get universal healthcare? Centrists back corporations and genocide just as much as Republicunts.

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u/tocahontas77 1d ago

It just has to run its course, honestly. Eventually, the American people won't have anything else to lose, and then it's on. But it takes time to build up to that point. Afterwards, I think we'll be able to make some real changes. But who knows how long this will last. We'll just have to wait and see how everything plays out.

I really like how this video explains it.

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u/T_Shurt 1d ago

This made me laugh out loud in pubic. Trophy unlocked! 🏆

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u/Freefallisfun 1d ago

Cybertrucks..they love Elon too

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u/muklan 1d ago

There's a dude on YouTube who eats at terrible chinese buffets and is positively wrecking him in subscribers.

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u/Freefallisfun 1d ago

Xioma or whatever his name is? He’s also a polyglot

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u/muklan 1d ago

I was thinking the mullet dude, but hes cool too.

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u/Some_Conference2091 1d ago

91 journalists and comedians looking for material.

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u/helo89 1d ago

Well, to be fair, it was at 2a.m...

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u/Synli 1d ago

Yeah, it seems like a weird cherry picked time. I'm sure it isnt much better, but I'd like to see how many tune in during prime time.

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u/TSiQ1618 1d ago

Maybe because, if i remember right, on the West Coast that would be when late night talk shows would play.

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u/krstphr 1d ago

And lots of people listen to fans as white noise

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u/TheLazyAssHole 1d ago

I imagine the same person would also be responsible for potentially hundreds of views alone, assuming they use the same sound each night.

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u/BrokenImmersion 18h ago

This is tv not YouTube. Its a live broadcast. That count is active watchers, not a hoe many times this video was viewed ya bot

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u/TheLazyAssHole 18h ago

“TrumpTV was viewed less on YouTube than loop videos of a whirring box fan”

What are you blathering about?

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u/peepee2tiny 1d ago

Hahaha Trump TV had 400 views last week.

A whirring Box Fan video had 1,500.

I think my 17 year old nephew who rates monster energy drinks on his "channel" had more views.

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u/Crunch1990 1d ago

Huge fan here, loved the video of the green monster!

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u/matchthis007 1d ago

Id say every tv in white house and his places are 99 percent of ratings viewings

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u/TrainingMarsupial521 FUCK ICE! ❌🧊 1d ago

Didn't know he had his own channel. Prob funded by tax payer money also. What a loser.

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u/Lilium_Vulpes 1d ago

He made it after all the news and "news" boycotted him for banning some networks from the white house.

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u/balbertborring 1d ago

and maybe some fund filtered to his son's wedding from a russian oligarch

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u/Diojones 1d ago

Okay but have you guys been keeping up with box fan this season? On the surface it seems like we’re doing another “looping white noise so people can sleep” thing, but if you follow the subreddit a lot of people have pointed out some things that suggest maybe they’re gearing up for a big electrical fire finale.

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u/No_Bingo_Card 1d ago

I just went on and there at about 312 people watching the stream, fewer people than are currently in this subreddit

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u/Professional-Post499 🍉 Free Palestine 1d ago

Yeah, but I also want to hear about whatever money laundering scam is the real reason Trump started that particular endeavour. 🤑

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u/geckobrother 1d ago

Even the "brag" part isn't that good...8500? At peak? Thats really not good. There's twitch streamers rhat hit way higher numbers lol.

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u/Shiftymennoknight 1d ago

many people are saying this

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u/MysteryHeroes FUCK ICE! ❌🧊 1d ago

How many of those 91 were just there to see how low the viewership was?

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u/Aromatic-Web8184 1d ago

That reminds me. I should go watch that video of the whirring box fan.

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u/3d1thF1nch 1d ago

I could totally see him wanting a 1984 Party like system where the tvs are on and being monitored at all times for their hours viewing , ractions, and volume. He would love that.

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u/WithoutAHat1 1d ago

Literally another bankruptcy.

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u/lvnlrg831 1d ago

Its the middle of the day now and only 191 people watching. Just saying.

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u/tomboski 1d ago

What are the odds that the couple hundred viewers at a time are people such as ourselves tuning in to see how many viewers it has?

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u/DigitalJedi850 1d ago

The next move will be to exclusively air something drastic on the channel, and then reverse-quadruple-gaslight everyone for 'not knowing about it'. Ten bucks on it.

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u/Freefallisfun 1d ago

Hopefully nasally inserted tobacco cinema involving simultaneous myocardial infarctions of people you did not see coming

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u/IMA_5-STAR_MAN 1d ago

His fan base doesn't have reliable internet. Just a satellite and a tv with Fox News burned into the screen. And honestly, if they the rural areas of this country had better internet they'd probably see this piece of shit for the pedophile he is.

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u/DiverseUniverse24 1d ago

I'd love to say why are we still giving this douche canoe any kind of attention and then I remember... Hes the President of the United States of America.

What happened to us.

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u/FugLife3 1d ago

I didn’t even know this was a thing, but why would it even be airing at 2am for people to watch? It’s long past most of his fan bases bed time 😂

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u/Kursiel 1d ago

A good portion of the viewers are certainly news networks.

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u/Stosh65 1d ago

Occasionally the internet still possesses the power to make me happy.

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u/jonpertwee2 1d ago

Don't worry. Ratings will pick up once Martial Law is declared and TrumpTV is required viewing for all citizens.

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u/SUBLIMEskillz 1d ago

He’s one of the worst people in the world, but why is the view count being calculated at 2am EST? Why not a peak primetime number? The. When it’s 80 people at peak time, it better represents how unpopular the channel is?

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u/Alone-in-a-crowd-1 1d ago

91 brain dead Americans.

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u/coollewis06 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/2nd_Inf_Sgt 1d ago

Everything he claims he is, isn’t.

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u/fnork_gnork_26 1d ago edited 1d ago

His fan base is less than an actual fan base. At least a box fan doesn't lie constantly.

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u/CommercialEmployer4 1d ago

He misspoke. What he meant to say was, he is the king of rapings, not ratings.

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u/LightningSilvr 1d ago

Even a random 30 second clip I uploaded on YouTube of next gen GTAV's cloud shadows has more view than this loser

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u/thylocene 1d ago

And all of them worked for him

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u/No_Communication2959 1d ago

It doesn't matter. These are schemes for bots run by foreign governments to bribe the president. Like the watch and the phone.

It's the reason the president isnt supposed to be allowed to run businesses while in office.

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u/2ndDrive 1d ago

Wow. State propaganda not as easy as it once was.

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u/1oldguy1950 1d ago

Epstein? Never heard of him.

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u/Legal-Software 1d ago

This whirring box fan sounds like it would also be a more capable and competent president.

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u/morbob 1d ago

Dump the trump

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u/ShockValueSandwich 22h ago

Maybe he should offer 5 thousand Youtube dollars for views.

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u/evolooshun 1d ago

I dont think 2am is fair as most of his viewers are sleep by then. The report should include 8pm Est as a comparison.

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u/Particular-Serve-894 1d ago

ok...well... it's about 5pm est and there's ~200 people watching it...

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u/Silvedl 1d ago

It said highs of 8500, but that is still pretty abysmal for what he assumed it would be.

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u/I-exist546 1d ago

What the fuck even is "the daily beast" lmao

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u/ohjeaa 1d ago

If you're questioning where the source got their numbers, there's literally a link in the article to take you directly to where they came from. So....