Donald Trump embraces adoration, regardless of the source, and now that he has been stripped of the title “commander-in-chief,” he could find a different army, within the United States, to command and control.Ĥ. Supporters of violent ideology see Trump as both their leader and their muse.
Last month the Department of Homeland Security issued a terrorism advisory stating that “violent domestic extremists” pose a threat to the United States and are motivated by government restrictions in response to COVID-19 as well as false narratives about the election. Trump could well become so desperate that he opts to continue to stoke violent flames of tension. While the insurrection was put down, the ideas and motives of the seditionists in Trump’s coalition have not gone away. Those calls for violence translated to death threats for state officials including Secretary of State Brian Raffensberger (R-GA) and culminated in Trump’s supporters taking up arms against their own government on January 6 th at the U.S. Throughout the post-election period, President Trump denied his loss, generated a cottage industry of lies and misinformation about election fraud (that his attorneys could not discuss in court without committing perjury), and eventually motivated his supporters to react violently to the certification of the election. Continuing calls for violent insurrection But Republican politicos know that while the Trump wing of the party is not large enough to be successful, it’s large enough to be devastating to their election chances.ģ. There are plenty of foot-soldiers (quite literally), affiliated political staffers, and streams of grassroots funding to get such an effort off the ground. Once a political action committee sprung up to begin raising money for Trump’s third-party idea, the Trump campaign committee distanced itself from it. Someone may have broken through to Trump after his “Patriot Party” musings. That Democratic advantage would exist anywhere the third party fielded and funded a candidate. Running third-party candidates would hemorrhage support from the GOP and improve Democrats’ chances not simply in swing districts and states, but in mainstream Republican states. However, such a move would prove disastrous for Republicans. From an ideological perspective (steeped mostly in personal politics), there is a space for Trump go rogue and liberate himself and his supporters from the confines of the GOP. Trump’s most ardent supporters not only offer allegiance to him but are deeply skeptical of any Republican who does not do the same.
Trump as the 2024 nominee is a real possibility, and so is Trump as kingmaker.Īfter pushback from Republican governors and secretaries of state, judges, and even members of Congress like Liz Cheney and then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY), Trump floated the idea of establishing a third party to promote his own views and give his supporters a home. The ultimate test will be the 2024 presidential primaries. The first test of this will be in the primaries during the 2022 midterms, where Trump is already threatening to “primary” Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) for her vote to impeach him. But the risk is that his behavior and his supporters’ behavior becomes so appalling that the remainder of the Republican Party says “enough is enough” and unites against him. January 6 th showed us that there is essentially nothing his supporters are unwilling to do in his name. It remains to be seen exactly how large this group is, how much power they will wield in Republican primaries and whether a non-Trumpublican candidate can consolidate the remainder of the party.
That non-trivial group of Republican and Republican-leaning voters is not going away, and they remain loyal not to the party but to Donald Trump. They were willing to commit insurrection against their own government, all in his name and to support his lies about election malfeasance.
They were willing to put their own lives at risk as he huddled them together at rallies and mocked those taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. His hardcore supporters were willing to believe anything that left his lips, regardless of evidence to the contrary. Over the course of four years as president, Trump masterfully consolidated Republican voters into a cult of personality. Leading the “Trumpublican” faction of the GOP What will become of Trump? Here are nine possible outcomes for Trump’s future-the first four possibilities keep him in the middle of national politics in the latter five, he would more likely fade away.ġ.
#PRESIDENT TRUMP DAILY SCHEDULE TRIAL#
As former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins, it shines a light on a new reality: although it’s been nearly 100 days since Trump lost his re-election he is not going away, at least in the short term.
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