I don't think he will run for president, he IS smarter than trump, and has to realize that the republicans are the losing team.
There is no way an attention seeking narcissist like him will knowingly set themselves up for public failure.
If he thought for one second that he might have a real chance, he would be all over it like white on...well, like white on tucker carlson's offensive, racist, fascist ass...but he knows that the republicans are going to lose, and lose big, in 24.
And, his legal woes may be far from over. He could be named as a defendant in any of the suits still pending at fux, which wouldn't look good, all those emails getting dredged up again and again on channels that aren't fux folk friendly...