'TRUMP WINS'! Michael Avenatti has come down with a wicked case of 'premature election jettison'

And just like that, the dream is over. Michael Avenatti announced today that he has decided not to run for president in 2020.

Please see my statement below regarding 2020. pic.twitter.com/ztCfZUY6hA

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) December 4, 2018

Speaking truth to power? Is that really what he’s been doing all this time? We hadn’t noticed.

Sad! https://t.co/uWAamZRjlG

— Just Karl (@justkarl) December 4, 2018

No!!! https://t.co/cWnqgCqGRZ

— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) December 4, 2018

Noooooooooo https://t.co/K98HuusUoR

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) December 4, 2018

dammit now i have no one left to believe in https://t.co/zHJXKgpoeQ

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) December 4, 2018

TRUMP WINS https://t.co/g5ONqRPADZ

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 4, 2018

So … was this decision really about what’s best for Michael Avenatti’s family? Or was it something else?

Hillary got to him. https://t.co/T3WqGbqCQS

— BT (@back_ttys) December 4, 2018

Oh well. What matters is that, just like everything else he’s ever done in his life, Avenatti is bowing out with dignity and grace.

.@MichaelAvenatti suffers from premature election jettison. pic.twitter.com/pq5VBq1tBg

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) December 4, 2018

Avenatti decides not to run in 2020, leaving the Democratic field with a mere 78 likely contenders https://t.co/ZqXzIMSbwY

— Will Rahn (@willrahn) December 4, 2018