President Trump is setting his own party and leaders on fire when he leaves power and throws gas into the fire with a public call for mass protest next week and a vote to overturn his defeat.
Why it’s important: Trump demands that Republicans embrace him fully or unequivocally or confront his anger. This is self-inflicted, self-centered, and dangerous for a Republican party clinging to declining Washington power.
Look at Trump this week only:
- Try to burn yourself the party’s chances in Tuesday’s qualifiers in Georgia, raising questions for Republican voters piulant yesterday that state elections are “illegal and invalid, and that they would include the current two senatorial elections.”
- Try to burn yourself Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who won thanks to Trump’s primary endorsement, because Kemp would not interfere in the state’s presidential performance. Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that he is “embarrassed” that he supported Kemp, and tweeted that Kemp should resign because he is “an obstructionist who refuses to admit that we have won Georgia, GREAT.”
- Try to burn yourself the party’s credibility provoking protests during Wednesday’s certification in Congress of the victory of the president-elect of Biden Electoral University. Trump retweeted details about #StopTheSteal protests included one with the web address “WILDPROTEST”. He he tweeted “See you in DC” – i “Be there, it will be wild!”
- Try to burn yourself Majority Senator Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Biden on his victory. Trump has falsely claimed credit for McConnell’s re-election.
- He launches other Republicans on fire with futile efforts to obstruct Biden certification. McConnell, in a conference call with other Senate Republicans, called the next vote “the most consistent I’ve ever cast,” Jonathan Swan reported.
- Try to burn yourself Senator John Thune (RS.D.), piulant on New Year’s Day she wants South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be her primary.
- He turned on the game on the latest effort to raise stimulus checks to $ 2,000, which threatened to split the party before McConnell killed him.
The big picture: A united Republican party could have won to beat expectations in the House and Senate races, impacting with Hispanics and delivering stimulus checks. Instead, the Republican Party is debating an unlikely desertification of the presidential election.