Dozens Of Former Anti-Trump GOP Officials Discussing Formation Of ‘Center-Right Breakaway Party’
Dozens of former GOP officials who hate Donald Trump are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, because they view the Republican party as ‘unwilling to stand up’ to the former president, according to Reuters which cites four anonymous sources.
Those involved in the discussions include what Trump supporters call ‘swamp’ creatures; former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W Bush and Trump himself - along with former GOP ambassadors and Republican strategists, and former CIA officer Evan McMullin, according to those involved. Think: Lincoln Project types.
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Last Friday, McMullin co-hosted a Zoom call with more than 120 of them too discuss the breakaway strategy, which would run on a platform of “principled conservatism” that adheres to the Constitution and the rule of law - which they say Trump has ‘trashed.’
McMullin told Reuters that the former officials are concerned over Trump’s ‘grip on Republicans and the nativist turn the party has taken.’
Among the call participants were John Mitnick, general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security under Trump; former Republican congressman Charlie Dent; Elizabeth Neumann, deputy chief of staff in the Homeland Security Department under Trump; and Miles Taylor, another former Trump homeland security official. -Reuters
Call participants are said to e dismayed that over half of all Congressional GOP - eight senators and 139 House reps - voted to block certification of the 2020 election results in favor of Joe Biden, just hours after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot which temporarily disrupted the proceedings.
“Large portions of the Republican Party are radicalizing and threatening American democracy,” said McMullin. “The party needs to recommit to truth, reason and founding ideals or there clearly needs to be something new.”
I bet we could come up with good names for their party, my first thought is “stupid party”
Go right ahead, RINOs!!
Don’t let the door hit ya....
GREAT!!!! Let’s hope these NeverTrumpers do leave the Republican Party.
There are more of us than there are of them.
Sounds good; let THEM leave!!!
Welll...bye
I think this is great they will be able to tell just HOW LITTLE support they actually have!!!