Trump is a gambler who will lose again weaker, without a mandate - but he will pull the lever one more time. “He's gambling, and he only has to pull that lever one more time to try to get a win. " He doesn't want to be "the loser president of the United States of America, the 47th president, being the loser. So he tries to come out victorious. He may attack regardless, try to claim victory, and he will fail again. "The covenant terms.