WAPO OPED: McConnell sets up a clash with Trump over who's in charge in the GOP

[lindysalsagal]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/15/mcconnell-sets-up-clash-with-trump-over-whos-charge-gop/

If Trump is still going after Kemp for not doing his bidding, why would McConnell be spared Trump’s wrath? And if he really wants to press the issue, Trump can give McConnell major headaches in Georgia’s decisive Senate races. There, party leaders are concerned about GOP turnout dropping thanks to Trump’s voter fraud claims — and for apparently good reason. McConnell’s recognition of Biden’s win could be read as an attempt to move beyond this phase and focus more intently on Georgia.

But Trump hasn’t always been a team player there. He has offered mixed signals, for instance, when it comes to whether GOP voters should entertain boycotting the runoffs if Kemp and others don’t do his bidding. If Trump views McConnell’s statement as the kind of rebuke that it clearly is, he can keep going down that road and essentially hold the GOP hostage. And it’s been clear for five years that Trump cares far less for the future of the party than he does about himself.

In the end, McConnell was truly in an impossible position. He appears to have chosen the less-bad route, which is to acknowledge reality rather than let this drag on and on while his status as majority leader is uncertain, and hope this all blows over sooner than later.

But if Trump truly believes in his cause — rather than if this is, say, just an exercise aimed at fundraising and claiming he never actually lost — how can he let this one lie? He can’t.

Final paragraph states that the ball is in frump's court. He can either keep quiet and let mcturtle's betrayal stand, making turtle the gop kingman, or, he can sick his GA sheeple on the gop and tell them to stay home, giving U.S. senate control to the dems.

Anyone here think klansman will just roll over? I sure hope mcturtle is crapping his bed right now.

[The Genealogist]

1. You know McConnell is going to hear about it

I hope Trump cracks the Republican machine in this country into a thousand pieces. Couldn't happen to a lousier bunch.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Sucks for the both of em, right?

Womp-womp.

[secondwind]

3. Oh the drama, and the suspense!!!!!

[luv2fly]

4. Seems like perfect material for mischief

On Parler and such, not that I'm advocating such a thing.

[coti]

5. WRITE IN TRUMP! WRITE IN TRUMP!! nt

[lindysalsagal]

6. EXACTLY!!!

[LakeArenal]

7. Didn't think there was more reprehensible actions than Bush Cheney

But I was sooo wrong.
These two are putrid.

I hope trump rots Moscow’s Party.

[mucifer]

8. So the two evil monsters can't agree on how to destroy our nation???

[Raven123]

9. Nonsense. McConnell was never in an impossible position. He invited it.

Trump is a 2 year old in his 4th year of a temper tantrum. Why would he stop now.

[Freethinker65]

10. Trump will take credit for all outcomes

If the GOP wins, it will be because of Trump. If the GOP loses it will be because of Kemp and they would have won if Trump put his heart in it.
Trump wants to be seen as a powerful kingmaker not to be crossed.

[kysrsoze]

11. I've been telling people I expect the knives to come out for Dump after he's out of office, and

it will be the Repub Party which goes after him. I don't see any reason why McTurtle, et al, would want to have him around to declare war on the Republican party he now feels didn't support him enough, and those running for President in 2024 don't want him around either.

We shall see...

[cojoel]

12. I think Trump supporters will start a new Maggot party

They will leave the GOP. Trump will feign interest, but will only actually be interested if the money keeps coming in. And once he loses interest it will fall apart. Maybe by August.