Stunning story from Business Insider with this headline:
“Former
Trump allies who turned against him and now oppose his 2024 campaign”
Highlights:
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Several formerly close allies of Trump have
turned against him.
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They include VP Mike Pence; former Secretary of
State Pompeo; and former AG Barr, et al.
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Trump's brand appears to be damaged as he gets
ready for 2024.
On the eve of the midterm elections last November, Trump was
bullish as he readied himself to launch his bid to win back the presidency in
2024.
He was poised
to take credit for what many believed would be sweeping Republican successes
(e.g., The “Red Wave”) in the 2022 midterms as he was stepping up his attacks
on President Joe Biden and Republican rivals.
But as the end of 2022 approached, Trump's political status faced
serious problems as those close to him have been calling for the GOP to choose
a different 2024 candidate or risk defeat like the GOP saw in 2022 with nearly
all those he endorsed and supported lost across the board.
Insider reviewed the former allies (listed below) who were stepping
up their attacks on Trump as the 2024 primaries approach.
The details of eight former
close Trump allies mentioned in the article linked above are:
1. Bill
Barr, Trump’s AG who broke with him over his attempt to overturn the 2020
election with the January 6 Capitol riot.
2. Mike
Pence, Trump’s ultra-loyal vice president has steadily grown more vocal in his
opposition.
3. Mike
Pompeo, Trump’s former Secretary of State taking swipes at him as he ponders
running in 2024 himself.
4. Chris
Christie, a former Trump confidant says he is dragging the GOP down.
5. Stephanie
Grisham, Trump’s former press secretary who resigned after the January 6 Capitol
riot.
6. John
Bolton, Trump’s former National Security Advisor who says a second Trump term
would be unacceptable.”
7. Evangelicals who were vital to Trump's 2016 victory, but now many are turning against
him as he insults a lot of them.
8. Kellyanne
Conway, one of Trump's former closest advisors, now has some tough advice for
him in her recent op-ed.
My 2 Cents: This is as I said is a stunning story.
I suspect more people will
bail on Trump as indictments start to land on him – which I suspect will come from GA, NYS, and/or a Fed Grand Jury for the January 6 insurrection, and of course his many tax
fraud cases (shades of Al Capone).
But, time will tell in
that regard, so stay tuned.
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