Daniel Wolfram
Donald Trump stated in a brand-new interview that the GOP may lose in a landslide in November because voters are mad at Republicans, but not him.
Donald Trump is blaming the entire Republican Party for the lack of public support.
In an explosive interview, the President touches on various topics including the upcoming midterm election in November.
And apparently, the GOP should not expect any help from the President come election time.
Trump says the voters are mad at the GOP, not him
In a just-released 30-minute video interview with Trump conducted by the online political news daily site, Punchbowl News, Trump puts the blame entirely on his Republican cohorts in Washington.
The most revelatory part of the interview came when Trump seemingly admitted that Republican voters might stay home when November rolls around.
Trump acknowledges that voters are angry. However, according to him, it is not his fault; it is the other Republicans’ fault.
“If I [am not running], will those people go out and vote? And that’s the one thing I can’t do. I’m going to ask them to. … The question is, will they vote? Because a lot of them are very angry at Republicans, to be honest with you. … They’re angry at Republicans, but they’re not angry at me.”
Trump refuses to endorse the Senate Majority Leader
While Trump disclaims responsibility for a possible bad Republican voter turnout in November, he is also contemplating pulling his support for the re-election of John Thune, the Senate Majority Leader.
This all stems from the inability to pass the SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed voter identification and registration bill that would require proof of citizenship. Opponents of this bill argue that it is intended to suppress voter turnout.
Trump said he did not want to “get into it” on whether Thune should be re-elected, while adding, “[The] SAVE America Act is a very important thing. John’s trying. He’s trying hard. I really believe that. But if he doesn’t get there, it would be unfortunate.”
Trump is open to working with Democrats
The President dropped one more bombshell during the interview.
If Trump and the Republicans end up losing the Senate or the House, or both, he could see himself working together with Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“I think he’s a nice guy. I mean, I did. He was here. Yeah, we had a good meeting,” Trump said about Jeffries, adding that he “thinks he could do business” with Jeffries.
It is safe to say that even though there are still three months until the midterm election, campaigning and deals across the aisle have already started.
