Trump's threat to start a new party designed to give him leverage during impeachment: report

[soothsayer]

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Trump's threat to start a new party designed to give him leverage during impeachment: report

Trump's threat to start a new party designed to give him leverage during impeachment: report
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Donald Trump has been ridiculed over reports he is considering starting a "Patriot Party" to compete against the GOP, but the effort may be designed as an impeachment defense, according to a new report in The Washington Post.

"In recent weeks, Trump has entertained the idea of creating a third party, called the Patriot Party, and instructed his aides to prepare election challenges to lawmakers who crossed him in the final weeks in office, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC), according to people familiar with the plans," Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer reported for The Post on Saturday.


"Multiple people in Trump's orbit, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, say Trump has told people that the third party threat gives him leverage to prevent Republican senators from voting to convict him during the Senate impeachment trial," The Post explained. "Trump advisers also say they plan to recruit opposing primary candidates and commission polling next week in districts of targeted lawmakers. Trump has more than $70 million in campaign cash banked to fund his political efforts, these people say."

[boston bean]

1. Please do it.

[onecaliberal]

2. Please proceed.

[secondwind]

3. This fucker is like gum on a shoe............

[fantase56]

7. more like dog poo........n/t

[Blue_true]

23. Gum on a shoe on a hot day. nt

[texasfiddler]

4. Wouldn't it benefit the facists if he couldn't run for office in the future?

[David__77]

6. How so?

...

[texasfiddler]

8. It would be very beneficial for Cruz, Hawley, etc. if Trump isn't in the primary

[David__77]

11. I think the most beneficial thing for fascists is Trump in the primary.

Those others are low tier substitutes. And Cruz in particularly may not be a fascist so much as a conservative.

[Blue_true]

24. Your thinking is what people thought in 2016.

Almost 74 million people voted for that monster. That is more than enough to have him win a primary race. I want Trump convicted of his crimes NOW and sent to infamy, I don’t want him hanging around like some spray tanned Freddie Krueger.

[David__77]

25. I agree that he could win the primary.

I think that fascists would generally be happy with that scenario. That's why I don't think that fascists would be happy with Trump being prevented from running again.

[Blue_true]

27. Cleaning up the mess Trump left is going to be a hard job over

the next four years. And republicans are being clear that the majority of them will be throwing up roadblocks the entire way. One of the biggest mistakes that I believe that President Obama made during the recovery in 2009, 2010 (the benefit of hindsight) was not totally prioritizing the needs of everyday Americans over banks and big corporations. People lost their homes, even the ones who were not doing stupid house flipping when houses were selling in days.

It seems that President Biden realizes where things were not done to the extent they should have been and seems determined to avoid repeating those mistakes. But even with that, bringing the country back fully from Trump’s disaster is going to be a massively hard job that could come up short. If we get populists pointing out the shortcomings instead of all the successes and promising salad days if only they were elected. Situations like that would be ripe for Trump winning the presidency again, or someone worse that him, because there are enough soft-headed Americans left out there to get taken by the lies instead of using their head and electing strong leaders who solve problems instead of demagogue and blame others.

We can’t risk a Trump being in a position to become president again, because if we do, our democracy is gone, because that person won’t make mistake concerning corrupting our democratic institutions again (Trump was trying, but made enough mistakes that he could not complete his goal).

[soothsayer]

9. That's what I think too but his threat is to back others

But it’s a good start to bar him, I’d think.

[uponit7771]

22. ***YES!!!***

[bluestarone]

5. Keep going DUMBASS Rump

So the Dems. and RETHUGS will STOP YOU from ever running again!!

[OnDoutside]

12. Setting up a new party requires a level of competence that Trump

has never displayed. However the GOP are too gutless to call his bluff.

[Claire Oh Nette]

21. True that.

If they convict him, he takes him ball and goes home to a new party.

If they don't convict him, the normal republicans and independents will leave the GOP.

THey'll squabble over 75% of 30% of the electorate.

Meanwhile, so much winning.

[OnDoutside]

26. Exactly, a case of which poison would you like !

[Towlie]

13. If he does we can call it the "Pat-RIOT" party.

 
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[soothsayer]

17. Nice

Can’t have a Patriot party without a riot!

[Freethinker65]

14. Trump doesn't keep promises and will do what is best to enrich Trump regardless

GOP Senators know this. Those with Presidential aspirations should vote to impeach and to bar Trump from assuming office again. Those that rely on Trump sycophant campaign funds for Senate re-election and are devoid of any integrity will have a tougher time.

[roamer65]

15. Forcing the vote is a win-win for Democrats.

Either way the Repukes vote is going to force a breakup of their party.

The end result is a solid break between the remaining fence sitting Repukes and die hard Dumpists, no matter how they vote.

[Indykatie]

16. I think This is A Wrong Take - Fear of Trump Starting a 3rd Party is More Incentive to Impeach Him

It would make him illegible to run for office ever again. Besides Trump starting a 3rd party is not going to attract the mega donors or Corporate Pac money and that's what we wants. MAGAs don't have the kind money Trump wants from running for POTUS again.

[soothsayer]

19. Totally agree

We’ll see how stupid they are.

[getagrip_already]

20. don't trump and his minions still run the gop apparati?

Until they fire the trump cronies and take back the party, it is still trumps to direct. He controls the party for now......

[FelineOverlord]

28. Trump's threat to start a new party designed to give him leverage during impeachment: report

Also, more grifters:

Link to tweet

[soothsayer]

30. PACs probably grift

[soothsayer]

31. And then there's this

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214994211

[FakeNoose]

32. They still haven't figured out there's only one thing to do

Convict him in the Senate and silence him. Let him get the prison time he richly deserves.

[spanone]

29. republicans can stop him in his tracks. FIND HIM GUILTY.

you spineless fucks.