Trump? Never heard of him. I think he might have gotten us coffee and helped us appoint judges. It’s really easy to feel a sense of schadenfreude reading this, but you shouldn’t. This isn’t good news. This isn’t the GOP fever breaking. This is the GOP taking off their MAGA hats, putting them in the drawer next to their Tea Party hats and waiting until the next rebranding.
The President’s inner circle threw a public tantrum Thursday as it became clear that establishment Republicans were keeping them at arm’s length.
Source: Trumpers Lash Out As Establishment GOP Shoves Them To Arms Length | Talking Points Memo
Translation: The Republican establishment no longer needs Trump, no longer interested in defending him.
Trump’s legal strategy is being described by veteran election lawyers as quixotic, undisciplined, and unlikely to change the election outcome.
Source: Trump legal fight in election mocked by Bush v. Gore lawyers | Raleigh News & Observer
Translation: The Republican establishment no longer needs Trump, no longer interested in defending him.
Senate Republicans, fresh from big Election Day victories, are largely sitting on the sidelines as President Trump mounts legal challenges against vote counts in key battleground states that aren’t
Source: Senate Republicans sit quietly as Trump challenges vote counts | TheHill
Translation: The Republican establishment no longer needs Trump, no longer interested in defending him.
Trump is no longer an asset. He can no longer do anything for them. He is not a liability and they are backing away from him. Slowly. The fever didn’t break. McConnell isn’t going to work with Biden.
