Trump And McConnell Headed For A Showdown Over 2022 Republican Nominees

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell appear to be headed for a showdown over the Republican Party's 2022 nominees. McConnell announced this past week that he wouldn't hesitate to step in if a candidate that doesn't stand a chance starts to surge, a direct threat against Trump's unhinged followers. But Trump wants any and everyone to kiss his ring to get his endorsement, which only ups the chances of lunatic candidates. Farron Cousins explains what's happening.

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Ladies and gentlemen, there is a showdown Bruin with, and the Republican party between Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell. This past week, Mitch McConnell kinda fired a shot across the bow. If you

Will, to Donald Trump. When he said that, uh, he doesn't necessarily

Want to have to get involved with the 20, 22 midterms. But

If there are races out there that he sees

Kind of this dark horse unpopular person surging in a GOP primary, he absolutely without hesitation would step in to make sure that doesn't happen. He wants to make sure that the entire crop of GOP candidates are people who are actually electable with the general public, not just in a Republican primary. That was pretty much seen as a direct shot

At Donald Trump, right? That was because

Donald Trump on the other hand is out there warning people that you can't use my image without my permission. You can't say that I've endorsed you unless I have, because he wants people to flock down tomorrow Lago, or maybe he's in Bedminster. I don't know where he is at the moment, but either way go to one of his golf resorts, go there kneel before him kiss the ring, tell him how great he was. And then you get his endorsement. And if you're not willing to

Do that, you do

Not get the endorsement, but your opponent might. So what this does is it opens the door for the real lunatics, the real crazy Trump followers

To get the endorsement and potentially

Win a primary. Even though they have no chance of winning a general election. And that is what Mitch McConnell fears. He fears Donald Trump's influence over the Republican crop of candidates. And he, he knows that Republicans would be honest in kind of bad shape heading into the midterms. Now this should be a term election where Republicans easily sweep the house and Senate historically, that is what tends to happen. And there's a good chance. Actually, Republicans may take back the house of representatives. There's only what a six vote. I think a six person difference between Democrats and Republicans. Um,

Senate's a different story.

Senate. The Republicans have far more seats to defend than Democrats this year or next year, excuse me. Uh, Republicans also have five members retiring out of that crop. So they have five new seats that are going to be way more expensive than defending an incumbent. Cause you got to get people to know the new person, all of that. It's just more expensive running a fresh candidate. And then of course, because they have more races to defend than Democrats. They have to spend more money, they have to focus it better. They have to make sure they don't lose a single seat.

And that that's their goal. Their goal is to make sure they don't bleed out, you know, not necessarily winning back the Senate, but not losing further control of it because that's a real thing. So after 2022, we could be looking at a Republican house, but a bigger democratic majority in the Senate. And that's what Mitch McConnell wants to avoid. But it's going to be hard for him to avoid that when you have a bunch of, you know, Marjorie Taylor, green wannabes, or Matt gates, wannabes running for Senate seats across the country. And even though they're popular within the Republican party, these people are absolute complete turnoffs for anyone with a brain and that could cost the Republican party dearly. And that is what Mitch McConnell is so terrified of, but he swears he'll stand up to Trump and make sure that doesn't happen. And I got to tell ya, I don't think for a second that he'll actually stand up to Donald Trump. I think Trump has already won and Trump knows that Mitch McConnell's just posturing. So he doesn't seem as pathetic and weak as he really is.