FYI-FoxNews just had this idiot listed as a ‘Republican’ strategist on Martha McCallum’s show, too.
At least Rolling Stone correctly calls him “ex-Republican strategist”, since he renounced his membership last week and doesn’t work with any party members anymore. Though Rolling Stone has a vested interest in not screwing up another story ever again!
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/steve-schmidt-party-of-trump-obliterated-w521978
Schmidt is a moron. He renounced the party and nearly all of its members, laying blame on Trump’s policy towards kids at the border. Instead of being another deranged loudmouth, had he used his influence and waited maybe 12 or 18 hours he would have seen Trump issue an executive order requiring ICE to keep families crossing the border together. Did he give Trump any kudos for that?
But I think perhaps this has more to do with Schmidt than Trump. I suggest he calculated that his personal economic best interest was in becoming and “ex-GOPer”, get invited onto TV a lot, and sell books, and publish youtube videos, blogs, podcasts etc as a defector to the left. Nobody on the left, center or right gives a crap what McCain’s former campaign manager has to say, but on the left they will find pleasure in having Schmidt affirming their worldview. That’s how Schmidt will make some coin.