![]() ![]() “For us to move past Trump, that’s going to be tough,” said Terry Holt, who served as a senior campaign adviser for George W. Republicans are still waiting to see how much influence he will wield in the 2022 midterms from his perch at Mar-a-Lago. Uncertainty over Trump’s near-term plans has only exacerbated the dilemma, according to interviews with current Republican lawmakers, strategists, former campaign officials, and others. “Others liked him for the way he did it as well. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said of Republicans. “Some people simply didn’t appreciate his style, but they did appreciate the results that he got,” Sen. To claw their way back to power, Republicans must first resolve the internal fight for control of the party, a battle between those who want to embrace Trump’s personality and policies, and those eager to leave Trumpian politics - and the extremism it emboldened - behind. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., from members of her own party for her vote to impeach Trump underscores the challenges many Republicans now face in trying to distance themselves from some aspects of Trumpism without angering voters whose support they’ll need in the midterm elections next year. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., the first-term lawmaker who was stripped of her committee assignments Thursday by House Democrats for promoting QAnon conspiracy theories and racist and anti-Semitic views before her election. But in the weeks since Trump left office, the party has struggled to separate the former president from the deeply loyal base of supporters he left behind - including voters who promote extreme right values and helped elect officials like Rep. Republicans will soon be forced to choose sides in the Senate, where Trump will face an impeachment charge of inciting a violent insurrection at the U.S. ![]() Did Trump transform the Republican Party into a cult of personality, destined to fall apart the moment he lost power? Or is Trumpism, far from being an aberration, part of a broader sea change in conservative politics? The debate has centered on the same questions that dominated national politics for the past four years. ![]() Tensions came to a now-infamous head on June 14.As Republicans adjust to their diminished stature in Washington, they have been consumed by infighting over the party’s future, with opposing factions in open disagreement about how to deal with the rising tide of extremism on the right that grew out of Donald Trump’s presidency. One demonstration, a large golf-cart rally, was composed of Trump supporters celebrating the president’s birthday (some also had other messages like “blue lives matter” on their carts). Counterprotesters carried Black Lives Matter signs.ĭuring the rally, Democrat Sharon Sandler told the Villages-News that left-leaning life was hard in the area. Thank God we all have friends and we stick together, but it’s very hard living in the Villages as a Democrat and not a Trump supporter.” I think these people are part of a cult and brainwashed,” Sandler said in a video on the outlet’s site. In the same video, someone shouted “Where’s your white hood?” at a passing caravan of Trump supporters in golf carts. “White power!” one of the Trump fans shouted back. The Villages-News reported that a fight almost broke out. Stanley said the event was “upsetting at the time, then it died down.” But it erupted into the public consciousness this weekend after Trump tweeted the footage. The retweet was “of no benefit to anybody,” Stanley said. “I understand took it down after 90 minutes. People said he wasn’t aware the guy said ‘white power,’ which leaves us with: He either retweets things he hasn’t watched, or he knew it said ‘white power’ and that’s the part he was interested in. Turns out no one in The Villages wants to take credit for the “white power” guy. The Villages administration did not immediately return a request for comment. The Villages Republican Club-which also did not return requests for comment for this story-has disavowed the shouter. “The Republican Club condemns the person who shouted ‘White Power’ at the foul-mouthed Biden supporter in the video being widely circulated in the news today,” the group posted on Facebook. ![]()
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