Donald Trump is starting to lose support from some key senators in the GOP, as his deportation orders are being challenged and the tariff war continues.
When Trump started all of this, I warned that he was on a ticking clock, only I never expected the leash to be this short.
I have stated in previous reports that I had believed the overwhelming majority of Trump orders would be challenged and likely overturned by the courts.
Some of them were clearly unconstitutional, while others were really pressing the powers of the office. His supporters are getting mad because they don’t seem to understand that the president, even with executive orders, does not have all-encompassing power. The rules and laws still need to be followed.
To that point, as the administration discussed disregarding lower court orders, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), who has fully supported Trump in the past, stated that he would call out Trump on this issue.
Kennedy stated, “And I don’t believe that President Trump will defy a federal judge’s order. If he does, I’ll call him out on it. I love the rule of law. I love it like the devil loves sin. I think if we start not following federal judicial orders, we undermine the system entirely.”
The longer these wars go on, the longer the tariff war gets extended, and the more challenges to Trump’s immigration orders, the more likely the GOP is to take a beating in mid-term elections.
On top of all this, the administration has been clear that it will back primary challenges to seats where elected officials are not backing Trump completely. One GOP operative addressed this, stating, “There’s a real opportunity to get to 54, 55 seats [this cycle]. Putting any red seat in play after a divisive primary where you potentially get a weak challenger that allows Democrats to give some degree of hope is incredibly ill-advised.”
One of the challenges being addressed is Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) being challenged by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary race, so Senator Scott (R-FL), the new NRSC chair, is now being called out to address the issue. One GOP Senator stated, “If Cornyn wins the primary, we’re not going to have to spend a lot of money in the general. If Paxton wins the primary, we’re going to have to spend a lot of money in the general because he’s a flawed candidate.
“If Tim is really going to step up and be an effective leader in the conference, he’s got to go down [to to the White House] and say, ‘You’re not doing us any favors. You’re costing us money in a resource-constrained cycle.’”
Donald Trump has suggested deporting American citizens if they are guilty of some crimes, but that statement by Trump is also receiving pushback from some of his biggest supporters in the Senate.
When Kennedy was asked if he would support sending “home-grown criminals” to prisons in other countries, he responded, “No, ma’am. Nor does it — nor should it be considered appropriate or moral. We have our own laws. We have the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. We shouldn’t send prisoners to foreign countries, in my judgment.”
I am waiting to see who Trump will endorse for the Senate between Cornyn and Paxton. I have no loyalty to Cornyn, but I also agree that Paxton is a flawed candidate who will require considerably more support from the party to win this election. My gut tells me that Trump will endorse Paxton because of the efforts he has made in Texas to help Trump’s agenda.
I have preached patience regarding Trump’s agenda thus far, but I do believe that hourglass has officially been put on the table with the latest moves by China. We are approaching a very dangerous time for our economy, both now and in the future, and when you couple that with these possible primary challenges, the GOP is just not in a very good place in terms of taking the mid-term elections. And if we lose the mid-terms, I firmly believe we will have very little chance of holding the White House in 2028.
