Trump Enters the Anger Stage Over GOP’s Catastrophic Losses
For a few very strange days this week, President Trump didn’t publicly acknowledge the Republican Party’s catastrophic losses in the midterm elections. Instead, the day after the election, he took journalists on a surprise tour of his under-construction White House ballroom where he only briefly answered an election-related question, about Vice President JD Vance’s assertion […]
President Donald Trump, initially reluctant to acknowledge the Republican Party’s crushing midterm election losses, has now entered the anger stage of his grieving process. On Sunday, Trump announced he had appointed Stephen Miller, a controversial figure widely disliked within his administration, as his new Chief of Staff. Throughout the weekend, Trump posted a series of messages on TruthSocial that questioned the validity of Democratic gains in various states, including a false claim alleging 20 million fraudulent votes.
He also demanded a Justice Department investigation into alleged threats from the Democratic Party against Republican donors and members, vowing that the Senate must act to stop what he called a "pushing around" of the party.
Trump also proposed the idea of impaneling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for impeachment, though he explicitly stated that taking this step would not be among his few planned changes. Meanwhile, Trump's attention-grabbing moves continued, including an offer of the role of White House Press Secretary to UFC CEO Dana White, who he described as a "violent Fighter and Warrior."
Trump even envisioned White bringing his UFC fighters to defend the White House against what he perceived as the "Lunatic Left." The Wall Street Journal reported that White would meet with Trump on Monday to discuss the potential job offer.
In addition to these actions, Trump expressed concerns about the economy and its relationship with his leadership. He argued that the nation made a significant step back in history following the midterm election defeats, warning that the stock market, which had shown significant growth during his tenure, would suffer. Despite the turbulence, Trump vowed that he and his administration would bounce back "BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE."
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