Posted on 11/12/2022 7:14:19 AM PST by lowbridge
The Republican Party may be girding for a brutal internal war amid the wreckage of its midterm elections — and Donald Trump is ready to “burn it all down” if he can’t keep his grip on the GOP, predicts New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.
Who or what remains standing after such a clash is far from clear, she noted Friday.
The throw-down is likely to begin next week when Trump is expected to announce that he’s running again for president, against the advice even of some of his allies. Trump has already been trashing potential primary rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and possibly Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump is “vulnerable” to internal attacks now in the wake of the Republican Party’s dismal showing in the midterms — but “that has happened before and he’s survived,” Haberman pointed out in a series of tweets.
“Extremely few major donors ... want to do anything for him right now and a number of them are having active conversations about the best way to stop him,” she added. “But. Again…sound familiar?”
Nevertheless, the party appears ready to do battle to shove Trump aside to improve Republican chances of future ballot box victories.
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President Trump told Rush Limbaugh in Oct 2020 that he had cut off Maggie Haberman and hadn’t spoken to her in a year. Apparently he changed his mind in 2021 based on your link.
OK. Yours is the more pragmatic viewpoint for sure. Thank you.
So sez you. You honestly believe lots of folks think the way you do?
Ask yourself where we will be if President Trump decides not to run. Gov Desantis is a good man but he is no Trump. I hope he stays in Florida.
Yes, because if there is one thing I am certain of, it’s that the NYT has the inside scoop on Trump.
Burn it all down huh..... well if that’s true the democrats should be thrilled. But they aren’t thrilled, they are scared sh#$less.
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