Trump tweets GOP and leaders about to step down

President Trump torches his own party and its leaders as he steps down from power – and throws gas on the fire with a public call for mass protests next week and a vote to reverse his defeat.

Why is this important: Trump is asking Republicans to embrace him fully and unequivocally – or face his anger. It’s self-inflicted, self-centered – and dangerous for a Republican party that clings to Washington’s waning power.

Look at Trump just this week:

• He tries to burn the party’s chances in Tuesday’s Georgia runoff, raising doubts for Republican voters in Tweeter yesterday that the state elections are “both illegal and invalid, and that would include the current two senatorial elections”.
• He tries to burn Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – who won thanks to Trump’s main endorsement – because Kemp would not interfere with the state’s presidential results. Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo he was “ashamed” for endorsing Kemp, and tweeted that Kemp should step down because he is “an obstructionist who refuses to admit we won Georgia, BIG “.
• He tries to burn the party’s credibility by stoking protests over Congressional certification Wednesday of President-elect Biden’s electoral college victory. Trump retweeted details of the “#StopTheSteal” protests, including one with the “WILDPROTEST” web address. he tweeted “See you in DC” – and “Be there, will be wild!”
• He tries to burn Majority Senator Mitch McConnell, who congratulated President-elect Biden on his victory. Trump falsely claimed credit for McConnell’s crushing re-election.
• He throws other republicans into the fire with the futile efforts to prevent Biden’s certification. McConnell, on a conference call with fellow Republican Senate colleagues, called the upcoming vote “the biggest I’ve ever done,” Jonathan Swan reported.
• He tries to burn Senator John Thune (RS.D.), Tweeter on New Years Day, he wants South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to be the primary.
• He lit the match on the latest push to raise stimulus checks to $ 2,000, which threatened to divide the party before McConnell killed him.

The big picture: A united Republican Party could have won for surpassing expectations in House and Senate races, making inroads with Hispanics and issuing stimulus checks. Instead, the GOP is debating an implausible decertification of a presidential election.