What will Trump do now?

When networks projected he had lost his bid for reelection to Joe Biden, President Donald Trump was playing golf. He'll soon have plenty more time to enjoy the links if he so desires. But it is not expected that he will be quite and engage in charitable work soon. 

Another shot at presidency?

Some allies have already spoken of Trump planning a rematch in 2024. Only one other president, Grover Cleveland, has served non-consecutive terms, winning in 1892 after narrowly losing reelection four years earlier. Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said with understatement that Trump -- who has refused to concede and made unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud -- "doesn't like losing." "I would absolutely expect the president to stay involved in politics and would absolutely put him on the shortlist of people who are likely to run in 2024," he told an Irish think tank. "He's a very high-energy 74-year-old."

Trump TV?

Trump's main product to fund his lifestyle has been his own name. According to his disgraced former lawyer Michael Cohen, the 2016 presidential run itself was conceived as a "branding opportunity" -- until he unexpectedly won. Trump had rebuilt his public profile in the 2000s as the host of reality TV series "Celebrity Apprentice" following a string of bankruptcies. The president has hinted about seeking to start a "Trump TV" brand as he has increasingly complained about Fox News, accusing the channel that helped fuel his rise of being insufficiently right-wing.

Legal woes and prison?

No less plausible is a scenario where Trump is embroiled in serious legal problems. Prosecutors in New York are already probing Trump's hush money payment to a porn star, his tangled business dealings and mysterious accounting practices. Then there are those old rape and other sexual assault allegations. As president, Trump is largely protected from prosecution. Some have speculated that he may again challenge accepted norms by trying to issue a pre-emptive pardon to himself. Despite the defeat he remains president till Nov 20, 2021. 

Road Trip?

Or, just maybe, Trump will want to get away from it all. However implausible this sounds, he has dropped a few hints. The thrice-married New York-born hotel developer and television celebrity has made no secret that he longs for some comforts of his pre-White House days.  "I had a nice life. I had the greatest life," Trump said in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in his final campaign rally.