GOP Begins To Worry About 2020
Trump, ever confident of his ability to bend story lines to his will, mocks the investigations into his conduct as candidate and president as a “witch hunt” and insists he will survive the threats.
But a shift began to unfold over the weekend after prosecutors in
“I’m sure there’s going to be a lot more that’s going to come out from the
Thune continued: “Campaign finance violations are something that ... they are serious matters, but obviously it depends a little bit on how it gets treated.”
As the legal drama plays out, political challenges that could threaten Trump’s re-election are piling up.
Also,
Facing pressure from Mueller and an impending onslaught of Democratic investigations, Trump could hew even further to the right, catering exclusively to the base of voters he is concerned about losing, according to a Republican close to the
Could Trump face a primary election challenge from within his own party? He doesn’t seem concerned.
The president is eager to unleash his re-election machinery and begin to collect pledges of loyalty from across the
The Trump team has discussed the possibility of a challenge from someone such as outgoing
Flake, who has tangled repeatedly with Trump, isn’t making any personal commitment, but his feelings about a challenger are clear.
“Somebody needs to run” against Trump, he said Monday. “I hope somebody does.”
While some
One leading House Republican said the situation surrounding Trump remains volatile and has urged colleagues to wait for the Mueller report, which some believe could emerge early next year. That Republican, who demanded anonymity to assess the situation candidly, has urged fellow
For all the private and not-so-private party worries, many close to Trump predict he not only will survive the
Echoing the president, they contend the special counsel has come up empty-handed in his efforts to prove Russian collusion and is ready to settle for a campaign finance charge they believe is minor and will be ignored or not understood by most voters.
The president has said the lesson of the 2018 midterms is that Republican candidates abandon him at their own peril. And the
“Remember that the
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