The Post & Email by Jeff Crouere 1/23/2021
"THIS ABUSE MUST END" As a candidate and President, Donald Trump completely transformed the Republican Party. Gone were the policies that promoted endless wars, open borders, and bad trade deals. Trump ushered in an “America First†platform that answered to the citizens of our country, not the elitists and special interests.
As an independent businessman who was not beholden to powerful donors, insiders and organizations that normally control politicians, Trump was a different kind of Republican. In fact, he was a breath of fresh air for a stale party that had become accustomed to losing elections.
This change was never accepted by the establishment wing of the Republican Party. This traditional power base of the GOP has been represented by the Bush family, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), former House Speaker Paul Ryan, the late U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and the party leaders of today such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). These Republicans hate Trump as much, if not more, than the Democrats.
From the start of his political career in 2015, Donald Trump has been mistreated by the Republican Party. He won the 2016 nomination by defeating 16 party insiders. Unfortunately, GOP power brokers never accepted his nomination in 2016.
Amazingly, this did not change after his election as President. While some got involved in “Never Trump†organizations like the Lincoln Project, others continued to thwart the President’s agenda in Congress.
Once in the White House, the President tried to unite the party by including some of these establishment Republicans in cabinet and staff positions. This outreach was met with leaks, opposition, and complete betrayal. It led to the Mueller investigation and the continued harassment that plagued his four years in office.
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https://www.thepostemail.com/2021/01/23/future-of-gop-will-be-determined-by-trump-trial/
