Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about alleged GOP plot against him
Even as Republican leaders continue to shamefully refuse to properly call out Donald Trump for his crimes, and their words are always aimed at playing both sides, their actions increasingly make clear that they’re plotting for a post-Trump landscape.
This weekend Georgia Governor Brian Kemp publicly acknowledged that he expects to end up testifying against Trump at his criminal trial. Legally speaking, Kemp doesn’t have a choice in the matter. But Kemp isn’t even bothering to pretend like he’s going to fight against having to testify. Kemp clearly thinks Trump is now so weak, there’s no need to pander to Trump’s remaining base.
This weekend also saw Ron DeSantis criticizing Trump’s remaining base, calling them “listless vessels.” One could also use that term to describe DeSantis’ collapsed 2024 campaign. But the upshot is that Trump’s support base has become smaller and weaker, and DeSantis now thinks he can motivate the rest of the Republican primary voting base to want to overpower Trump’s base.
Then there’s Mike Pence, who in his own cowardly way, keeps inching closer to criticizing Trump. It’s just a sign of where things are headed. Nearly everyone in the Republican Party is still afraid of what Trump will do to them on his way down, but it’s clear that they all know he’s going down.
Trump appears to be catching, in his own unhinged way, on to the fact that Republican leaders are moving on without him. Trump posted this bizarre screed to Truth Social on Saturday night, accusing various GOP leaders of plotting against him:
“How nice, a really beautiful reunion! Three people that I indisputably got Elected, two Governors and a V.P., Brian Kemp of Georgia, Mike Pence of Indiana, & Ron DeSanctimonious of Florida, just met, most likely to talk about the “weather,” or perhaps to discuss how they can stop the Weaponization of Georgia Law, working with the DOJ and others, against their absolutely, all time favorite President, ME. All three have been just wonderful, so loyal and nice. It’s great to have friends like this!”
This is so cartoonishly over the top, it’s difficult to even come up with words to describe it. If you and I tried to write a parody version of a Trump social media post that was as over the top as we could possibly make it, we might not be able to top what Trump himself just posted.
In any case, the clear upshot is that Trump now thinks Republican leaders are looking to figure out how to move on from him, and he’s right about that. Trump is now reduced to publicly whining about his former loyal underlings supposedly conspiring against him. He sees it all sailing away from him, and all he can do is yell about it from the shore.
