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Mitch McConnell did not want to convict his former president in the Supreme Court case, but delivered a devastating speech in which he believed it was proven beyond any doubt that Donald Trump was “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the violent attack by Trump supporters against Congress January 6.
On Tuesday, Trump responded in a lengthy statement in which, among other things, he described McConnell as a “bored, grumpy and grumpy political pamp.”
Now they are on opposite sides of a divided Republican party. In one are McConnell and his followers, in the other Trump and his followers like Marjorie Taylor Greene.
– It is a much more toxic conflict within the party. The whole situation around Trump is even more explosive than previous conflicts, American expert, author and writer Jan Arild Snoen tells Dagbladet.
– We don’t know exactly where this ends, but we see the outlines of an open civil war, Civita researcher Eirik Løkke tells Dagbladet.
– Potential poisonous pill
Both Snoen and Civita investigator Eirik Løkke agree that McConnell has long been the one who has worked to keep the party together.
– This despite division and deep internal disagreement. This division is not entirely new, but it is clearer now than in a long time: a clear division is seen between the same foundation, McConnell’s side, and the Republicans who support Trump, the trumpeters. McConnell is bored and sees what a potential poison pill Trump is for Republicans, Løkke says.
He continues:
– Probably no one will resign, but many in the Senate will be challenged in the 2022 primaries. It will be exciting to see what voters end up doing in the districts, says Løkke.
Snoen says the confrontation with Trump only began when it became clear that President Joe Biden won the election. President Trump, on the other hand, has a different mindset, according to Snoen.
– For Trump, it’s very simple. He wants to get rid of everyone who has criticized him, and not just those who voted for the Supreme Court, Snoen says, referring to the seven Republicans who voted to try Trump.
Trump claimed to be insane
A third?
Trump is reportedly said to have considered starting a third, but will later reject it. Neither Løkke nor Snoen believe this is an issue for either party now.
– So the division should be extremely large and there are structural reasons why it is not conceivable. Both sides quickly discover that they will then hand over a permanent majority to the Democrats, Løkke says.
Snoen also doesn’t think Trump benefits from this.
– For Trump, it does not make sense because he has control of the Republican Party to date. We don’t see any major movement among Republican voters. There are more than before the elections, but it is not massive. As it stands now, the people of Trump will win the vast majority of nominations in the 2022 Senate elections, Snoen says.
Men:
– I do not believe that Trump and the Republicans will win the elections in 2024. I believe that by then he will not be there.
