Donald Trump’s time in Mar-a-Lago appears to be one of contemplation. Specifically, the contemplation of a revenge saga that starts deep in the heart of the Republican Party.
Trump has thoroughly corralled a large portion of the GOP base into his pen, and he’s given them a voice that they hadn’t exercised previously. This enthusiasm has establishment Republicans nervous, as it means they’ll have to court the far-right if they’re seeking national office.
Also, this means that an ornery Don could cold wreak havoc on the party as a whole anytime between now and 2024…and it appears that he’s chosen now.
Former President Donald Trump said he would campaign against Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and blasted her as a “disloyal and very bad Senator” in a statement this weekend.
“I will not be endorsing, under any circumstances, the failed candidate from the great State of Alaska, Lisa Murkowski,” Trump said in a statement. “She represents her state badly and her country even worse. I do not know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be – in Alaska campaigning against a disloyal and very bad Senator.”
“Her vote to advance radical left Democrat Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior is yet another example of Murkowski not standing up for Alaska,” he continued.
Trump’s statement isn’t exactly shocking – he said the same thing in June after Murkowski told reporters she was “struggling” to support the president in his reelection because of how he handled the George Floyd protests.
If there was any doubt about Trump’s continued influence in the party, it should be put to bed.
