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Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’
WashPost ^ | 1/23/2021 | Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer

Posted on 01/23/2021 4:13:35 PM PST by Alter Kaker

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new “MAGA Party.”

In a recorded phone call, he offered his “complete and total endorsement” for another term for Arizona state party chairwoman Kelli Ward, a lightning rod who has sparred with the state’s Republican governor, been condemned by the business community and overseen a recent flight in party registrations. She narrowly won reelection, by a margin of 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent, marking Trump’s first victory in a promised battle to maintain political relevance and influence after losing the 2020 election.

In recent weeks, Trump has entertained the idea of creating a third party, called the Patriot Party, and instructed his aides to prepare election challenges to lawmakers who crossed him in the final weeks in office, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.), according to people familiar with the plans.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: compost; donaldtrump; fakenews; geotus; gope; maga; magaparty; pray4geotus; protectgeotus; trump; ward
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To: Alter Kaker

I am 100 percent for this.

Absolutely.

The GOP is totally, sold out.


61 posted on 01/23/2021 4:58:22 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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To: Alter Kaker

The GOP will be forever tainted with treachery. We need a new party.

The MAGA Patriot party.


62 posted on 01/23/2021 4:58:27 PM PST by stonehouse01
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To: GreyFriar

No, he needs to take control of the Republican party.

*************

Where has he been the last four years? He needs to relax,
spend sometime organizing his future and then do what he
deems his future to be.


63 posted on 01/23/2021 4:59:25 PM PST by deport
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To: SanchoP

Alls I got was a pop up wanting money and a headline that doesnt match the excerpt. WaPo makes it a 3~fer!


64 posted on 01/23/2021 5:01:10 PM PST by Delta 21 (Get off your ass and earn it!)
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To: Alter Kaker

MAGA is a fine slogan but I don’t think it works as a name for a political party.


65 posted on 01/23/2021 5:04:02 PM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: Fai Mao
The Dominion will never allow a conservative wave.

The Dominion algorithm is programmed to undercount Republican votes only. It doesn't yet recognize Patriot Party or MAGA Party votes - meaning that without a software change, we have a good chance of winning.

66 posted on 01/23/2021 5:04:52 PM PST by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: avital2

You win best comment award. They’d be dead on the floor like they were prior to his first run.


67 posted on 01/23/2021 5:05:07 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Brilliant

“...But starting another party will just ensure that the Dems win....”

Oh, you mean like with a Dominion voting machine? /s


68 posted on 01/23/2021 5:07:19 PM PST by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: Alter Kaker

I bet they have the new program ready in pleantay of time.


69 posted on 01/23/2021 5:08:08 PM PST by Fai Mao (Biden is a pedophile, Kamala is a slut.)
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To: nascarnation

Sad but true. TR tried it in 1912 and ran second and the GOP’s Taft third. But all that did was leave us with a legacy of Wilson. Alternate history, TR keeps hunting in Africa. Taft wins. His industrial backers keep us out of WW1. The Powers and Entente exhaust themselves but agree to peace in 1918, as their people lose any desire for continuing the war. No Hitler. No punishing treaty of Versailles. Maybe no protected train car sent by Germany to The Finland Station.
If Pres. Trump tries to emulate TR he will leave us with nothing but a Marxist dictatorship democratically elected. His party and the GOP will have no second chance. Better he goes to take the GOP itself.


70 posted on 01/23/2021 5:08:29 PM PST by xkaydet65 ( )
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To: nascarnation

Only if idiots keep voting for Republicans.


71 posted on 01/23/2021 5:09:05 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents{}Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

Simmah down. (BTW, I am not a Republican. Ended that relationship during the GWB administration.)


72 posted on 01/23/2021 5:09:30 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (They HAD to kill somebody for their plan to work. RIP Ashli.)
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To: Dawgreg

They are not going to let you get rid of dead weight or pretenders, that IS the Republican Party.

Trump was just cheated out of office by Republicans colluding with Democrats.

GOP - RIP

They have been importing a permanent Democrat majority for 30 years while we keep voting for them.


73 posted on 01/23/2021 5:12:22 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents{}Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

My preference is for Trump to work with the governors of Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, etc., to begin a secession movement. It would take a while, but it would be worth it.


74 posted on 01/23/2021 5:12:43 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (They HAD to kill somebody for their plan to work. RIP Ashli.)
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To: Brilliant

Not if people stop voting for Democrats in R jerseys and elect Patriot Party people.


75 posted on 01/23/2021 5:15:22 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents{}Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Alter Kaker

From the Wash Post? It is bullshit. Do you post these to upset us? I read the source, consider the source and douche it, if it is the Post or the Times.
(More but not important now)


76 posted on 01/23/2021 5:16:43 PM PST by BatGuano (Ya don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do Ya? Nunc Bibendum)
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To: Alter Kaker

They can’t stop writing about the guy their guy is in there shouldn’t they be writing puff pieces on How Joe once swam the English Channel or something?


77 posted on 01/23/2021 5:17:30 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: MayflowerMadam

My preference is for Trump to work with the governors of Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, etc., to begin a secession movement. It would take a while, but it would be worth it.


Never happen. Federal lands and military bases in those states would be defended by US military troops...
Leaders of the movement would be jailed for insurrection..


78 posted on 01/23/2021 5:20:33 PM PST by AFret.
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To: lodi90

I noticed the scarcity of the GOP fluffers lately.......


79 posted on 01/23/2021 5:20:51 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents{}Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

“Start the MAGA/Patriot party within the Republican party and push out all the Rinos and fake republicans”

ECHO, when Parler is back


80 posted on 01/23/2021 5:21:25 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis deplorable. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE)
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