Lawrence O’Donnell Says Midterms Prove Trump Is No Longer a ‘Kingmaker’ for Republicans
"Donald Trump has lost his magical powers with Republican voters, even in Florida," the MS NOW anchor asserts The post Lawrence O’Donnell Says Midterms Prove Trump Is No Longer a ‘Kingmaker’ for Republicans appeared first on TheWrap .
Lawrence O'Donnell noted on Tuesday night that the loss of Florida Congressman Cory Mills in his Republican primary race indicates President Trump has "lost his magical powers with Republican voters, even in Florida." Mills, who remains under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for potential domestic violence and campaign finance violations, was endorsed by Trump despite the congressman's pending legal troubles.
O'Donnell suggested that Mills' defeat represents a shift in Republican voter sentiment, contradicting Trump's recent claim that the midterms have "nothing to do" with his current thinking. "He is, of course, lying about that," O'Donnell stated on his "Last Word" show. "When Donald Trump says the midterms have 'nothing to do with my thinking,' what he might really mean is, 'I can't think of anything to do that will help in the midterms.'"
Trump has not contributed to Republican electoral success in November; instead, he has engaged in Republican versus Republican primaries only to fail in many of them. "We are not even halfway through Donald Trump's presidency and Republican voters are increasingly saying, 'We don't care who Donald Trump endorses,'" O'Donnell added.
"Imagine what that might mean in the next presidential election, if Donald Trump's endorsement loses value." O'Donnell questioned the implications for Trump's cabinet members like Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who have "been betting their entire political futures on the idea that Donald Trump will be the kingmaker in the next presidential election."
"What if he isn't?" O'Donnell asked again. "What if Donald Trump's endorsement for president is worth nothing two years from now?" "Donald Trump feels helpless," O'Donnell concluded. "Donald Trump feels lost. Donald Trump feels weak. Donald Trump feels there's nothing he can do to stop the Democrats from winning in November and there's nothing he can do to stop his war [in Iran]."
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