Trump to begin seeking MAGA-approved contenders for 2022 midterms

The GOP is bracing for more infighting within the party as former US President Donald Trump is set to begin recruiting MAGA-approved contenders for 2022 midterms.

The Republican leaders refused to back Trump’s allegations of a “stolen election” after he lost the November race to now-President Joe Biden.

Now, Trump is preparing to recruit 2022 midterms candidates who support him rather than those who joined Democrats in recognizing Biden as the president, three people familiar with the planning told Politico.

In the meanwhile, the former president is reportedly keeping away from many Republicans who want to meet with him.

Concerns are growing inside GOP as Trump’s actions could alienate swing voters, harm fundraising and dampen turnout while he refuses to accept the narrative of GOP leaders, such as Republican Senator Mitch McConnell.

“If you care about Republicans having a successful cycle in the Senate, the best thing is for Mitch and everyone around him to take a step back and take a deep breath and hope some of these issues naturally dissipate on Trump’s side,” said one former adviser to Trump’s campaigns, as cited by The Hill. “Continually poking Trump in the eyes is not conducive to GOP success in the Senate and it’s not a fair fight… Usually, the fight is rigged against anti-establishment types, but this time it’s totally rigged against Mitch and the establishment because 80 percent of our voters disagree with him and he’s no longer facing someone he has a huge financial advantage over.”

According to polls being released in the United States, Trump still enjoys major support among Republican voters despite inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 to breach the Congress, which left at least five people dead.

New in Talk of the Town: A high-level Swat Team planned for every way Trump could subvert the election & predicted a Jan.6 standoff - but it was worse than even they expected. https://t.co/ZUfWc1YNAq

— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) February 20, 2021

The GOP split has already harmed elections in favor of Democrats. One example is the 2020 Senate run-off in the traditionally red Georgia, where the Republicans lost close races for both seats.

Trump is the leader of the Republican party https://t.co/0OuVOAkptz

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 20, 2021

“The rhetoric and phony allegations definitely impacted turnout in Georgia,” veteran GOP operative Brian Walsh said. “When Republicans are talking about personal grievances, it detracts from the effort to win back the majority. The landscape, at least to start this cycle, is not terribly favorable to Republicans, so every seat will matter here.”

With Trump returning to the political scene, Biden declared over the weekend that he was “tired of talking” about him.

“You may remember in one of my debates with the former president, I asked him to condemn the Proud Boys and he wouldn’t do it,” Biden said at a town hall meeting. “He said ‘Stand by, stand ready,’ or whatever the phrase exactly was.”

Please let’s not focus on the Trumps, not Ivanka or any of the less photogenic members of the tribe. Stop. They’re not worth it.

— Dorothy Clark (@dorothysclark) February 20, 2021

The shadow of Trump’s presidency has so far remained on the Biden administration, as the billionaire businessman manages to stay in the news, whether through impeachment or efforts to regain control of the party.

“It’s kind of like when you wake up from a horrible nightmare,” said one Democrat close to the Biden administration. “You wake up but you’re still haunted by it the next day and maybe the next day after that."

Trump could have been charged in his second impeachment trial if it was not for votes by GOP senators such as McConnell.

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