I'm calling it right now, Trump is going to start his own political party

[Dr. Jack]

If the rumors about the last few house on "Truth Social" are true, Trump just declared war on Ron DeSantis. He's terrified if DeSantis and the Republicans have to be wondering what Trump even brings to the table, at this point. I think we are about to see Trump's messiest divorce yet. There's no way he doesn't star his own MAGA Party after that. I feel there's a not insignificant chance that Trump is going to lead the GOP to total ruin.

[iemanja]

1. If only

That would guarantee a Democratic victory in 2024.

[Renew Deal]

2. That's a good way to avoid primaries and not lose again.

[dalton99a]

3. Perhaps the GOP will be split into the Fascist Faction and the Crazy Fascist Faction

[cloudbase]

30. Sort of reminds me of this:

[Maeve]

4. Make my decade...do it, Orange Creature!

[liberalmuse]

5. Hopefully from prison.

I wish it were from his golf course (next to Ivana) but that's too much to ask for.

[JCMach1]

6. He did that scam in the 1990's he knows it's a losing game

So NAH

[ProfessorGAC]

10. He Learns From Past Mistakes?

You sure, JC?
Multiple bankruptcies and continued failure to diversify a family fortune suggest otherwise.
Besides, it could be an ego thing and he's willing to Nero the whole party for vengeance.

[Joinfortmill]

7. OMG! Promise?

[LuvLoogie]

8. DeSantis represents the GOP ego

trump represents the id.

Both parts of the same toxic, narcissistic animal that need each other to survive.

[wishstar]

9. He's probably threatening to go 3rd party like he did after Jan 6 to get RNC etc in line behind him

RNC caved before after Jan 6th to his extortion threats, even agreeing to pay his legal bills to keep him from starting his own party. RNC has said they will no longer pay his legal bills if he announces run. My guess is he thinks he can get Repubs to cave again and pledge to support him for re-election rather than DeSantis and keep paying his bills or else he wreaks havoc on the party.

[woodsprite]

11. And he can fly them around on Trump airlines

Feed them Trump steaks and Trump wine.

Hopefully they’ll be just as successful as all his other endeavors, while drawing voters away from the repub base.

[Dr. Jack]

14. Splitting the vote would be a dream come true

Imagine if the GOP lost 20% of their voters

[roamer65]

12. That will re-elect President Biden in 2024.

Democrats win 3 way races for the Presidency.

Clinton, Wilson, etc.

[Girard442]

13. The kids in the back seat are really beginning to say that dad may not take them to Chuck E. Cheese.

Some of them think that dad doesn't know where Chuck E Cheese is, or even if there's one anywhere near here. Next thing, they're going to start saying that dad's cred cards are maxed and he can't, no way, afford to go to Chuck E Cheese.

They're getting downright surly back there.

[Emile]

15. I think that would be best for Trump!

[Stuart G]

16. wELL WELL & WELL. One Question Only...Who is Going to Fund the new Trump Party?

[Mr.Bill]

24. No one but small donors.

Whether or not he does it relies on one thing and one thing only...how much can he steal from it?

[senseandsensibility]

17. Well, since all he cares about is money

he will do it if they will still send him donations. And since they love to be lied to maybe they will.

[Fullduplexxx]

19. That's not really going out on a limb . He already did threaten that's why

The rnc is paying his legal bills

[Irish_Dem]

20. Yes Dr. Jack, I also feel the ground shifting beneath our feet.

I have felt for some time tectonic plates moving.

Yes there is a battle for control of the GOP.
(Basically I think it is Trump vs McConnell?)

Today I read a post calling for Dems to align with moderate GOPs.
(BTW I took issue with this idea, but that is another story.)

So going with your theory, the GOP splits in two.
Trump brings to the table a large MAGA base.

So what happens then?

Does the GOP self destruct?
Does the Dem party incorporate GOP moderates?

Or does the GOP become two separate parties and the US becomes a three party system?
Certainly that cannot work for the GOP??

I keep triangulating the political pieces in play and cannot make it all fit yet.

[LiberalFighter]

21. He should

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. Reason why McCarthy/MoscowMitch flipped from condemning TFG to supporting TFG-threat of third party

Do you remember shortly after January 6 insurrection when MoscowMitch and Kevin McCarthy both condemned TFG on the floor of the Senate and the House? Keving McCarthy then went to Mar-a-Lago and swore fealty to TFG and MoscowMitch just went silent on TFG. There are a ton of articles which express amazement at the fact that McCarthy and MoscowMitch flipped on TFG when they first condemned TFG's role in the Jan. 6 insurrection and then changed their stories and started ignoring TFG's role in this attempted insurrection. These articles seem surprised that so many republicans went from condemning TFG to praising him. To me, the main reason for this flip is clear.

After being attacked and condemned by McCarthy, MoscowMitch and other republicans for his role in the attempted coup, TFG started discussing forming a new political party that would in effect kill the GOP's chances in future elections.

Link to tweet

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If TFG formed his Patriot Party, that party would draw a significant percentage of the GOP base and would kill the GOP's chances in future elections. Rather than risk facing a new TFG sponsored third party, the GOP caved.

There is no real mystery as to why McCarthy and MoscowMitch changed their positions. A TFG sponsored third party would hurt the GOP in the midterms and would ensure that the Democratic candidate would win in a presidential contest. That may be in party the reason why the RNC is still paying TFG's legal bills.

Now that Murdoch and the sane GOP members are turning on TFG, TFG is going back to the concept of forming his own party. I think that this is a bluff. It takes a ton of money to get onto the ballot in most states. Kanye West spent a ton of money and only got onto the ballot in a handful of states and Kanye was aided by GOP consultants who knew the law. TFG would have to start from scratch.

Again, TFG is too lazy and there are too many lawsuits pending against him that should rendered TFG too poor to form a third party.

[imanamerican63]

23. I wonder if Melania would endorse him?

[LisaL]

25. What a wonderful idea.

He should totally go for it.

[moonscape]

26. All talk no cattle. No way he wants

to have a loser party like loser social, and as dumb as he is, he knows it’d ser him up for a humiliating loss.

[WarGamer]

27. Why would he? He IS the GOP.

[Cosmocat]

31. Correct, IMO

You can't even keep track of how many times there has been this the gop "leadership" has had it w him stuff. They are weak mealy mouthed cowards who talk a big game otr, but will meekly put their lips on his ass when they think about the reaction from the monster they created (the "base&quot .

[gab13by13]

28. Who will fund it?

Will he get domestic oligarchs?

[Meadowoak]

29. What would they call it? The orange turd party?

[ThoughtCriminal]

32. He needs the GOP more than they need him.

He needs the RNC to keep paying his legal bills.

He needs a GOP House (if that happens), to harass the DOJ as much as possible.

At most he will just use the threat to maintain the scams.

[Trueblue1968]

33. NAME of Donnies new party ..... the A-hole Party

[Johnny2X2X]

34. He will. But not yet.

He needs to the party to crap on DeSantis. If they don’t it will be a long and messy breakup. Trump will only start it after they ditch him.

[Initech]

35. And it will fail just like all of his other businesses!