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The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Trump discussed the matter with associates last week, suggesting that he would call it the “Patriot Party”.
According to the Journal, it is unclear how serious the president who is leaving is starting a new party. The vehicle notes that Trump’s broad base of supporters was not heavily involved in the Republican Party before Trump became the party’s presidential candidate in 2016.
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Speculation has grown over whether Trump will run for president again in 2024. If he did, it could effectively exclude other viable Republican candidates from seeking the presidency. Traditionally, third parties have failed to gain sufficient momentum to challenge the Democratic and Republican parties.
This effort would likely be strongly opposed by the Republican leadership, as it would be seen as Trump draining support for other Republican candidates.
Since he lost the presidential election, Trump’s future after the White House has been questioned. In November, Axios reported that Trump’s allies wanted to buy the conservative Newsmax news network to compete with Fox News. However, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy denied that such discussions were taking place.
Trump’s future ventures in DC are likely to face challenges. His impeachment trial in the Senate is scheduled to take place after he leaves office and leaves the Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellWhat would MLK say about Trump and the Republican Party? The pressure on Biden’s minimum wage faces an uphill battle as Republican Party senators struggle to eliminate Trump from the party MORE (R-Ky.) Has not yet decided whether to vote or not to condemn Trump. McConnell on Tuesday blamed Trump for provoking the violent mob that invaded the Capitol on January 6.
Democratic lawmakers asked that Trump be barred from running for federal office in the future and on Tuesday rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) Introduced legislation to ban Trump from entering the U.S. Capitol after his presidency ended on Wednesday.