Apparently he is talking about Republican voters not politicians. Had he been referring to the politicians I would have to agree, but that is not the case with the voters at all.
Hume was talking about the politicians.
What strikes me about this, Bret is that if they [Jan 6 Cmmte, DOJ] succeed - either by damaging him or staining him such that he is either unable or for legal or for political reasons to run again - they might end up finding out that they've done the Republican Party a great service, because I think a great many Republicans think they can't win with Trump at the head of the ticket again. They are afraid of his supporters and don't want to come out against him directly. But they'd like him to go away. If the effect of this committee is to make his possible candidacy go away, I think a great many Republicans would privately be very glad."The politicians and the Trump supporters are disparate groups. Their goals and objectives do not coincide, and are probably contrary to one another. The policitians' primary interest is "to win," and "many Republicans think they can't win with Trump at the head," "they'd like him to go away."
I think he is correct here. The professional politicans detest the public.