Trump spoke to associates about formation of new political party: report

President TrumpDonald Trump Giuliani used a provisional ballot to vote in the 2020 election, the same method he denigrated in his fight to overturn the results Trump is getting the lowest job approval rates in recent days as the Fox News DC editor-in-chief Bill Sammon is retiring. reportedly raised the possibility of forming a new political party as he prepared to leave the White House amid internal strife within the Republican Party.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Trump discussed the issue with associates last week, suggesting he would call it the “Patriot Party.”

According to the Journal, it is not clear how serious the incumbent president is in creating a new party. The media outlet notes that Trump’s large base of supporters was not heavily involved in the Republican Party before Trump became the party’s presidential candidate in 2016.

Speculation has grown as to whether Trump will run for president again in 2024. If he does, it could effectively exclude other viable Republican candidates from the presidency. Traditionally, third parties have failed to gain enough momentum to challenge the Democratic and Republican parties.

This venture would likely be strongly opposed by Republican leaders, as it would be seen as a siphoning by Trump of support for other Republican candidates.

Since losing the presidential election, Trump’s future after the White House has been in question. In November, Axios reported that Trump allies were looking to buy into conservative news network Newsmax in order to compete with Fox News. However, Chris Ruddy, chief executive of Newsmax, denied that any such discussions took place.

Trump’s future efforts in Washington are likely to face challenges. His Senate impeachment trial is set to take place after he leaves and leaves the Senate majority leader Mitch mcconnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell What would MLK say about Trump and the Republican Party? Biden’s minimum wage push faces uphill battle with GOP GOP senators struggling to purge Trump from the PLUS party (R-Ky.) Has yet to decide whether or not to vote to condemn Trump. McConnell accused Trump on Tuesday of provoking the violent crowd that stormed the Capitol on January 6.

Democratic lawmakers have called for Trump not to be allowed to run for federal election in future and on Tuesday Representative Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) Introduced a law barring Trump from entering the U.S. Capitol after the end of his presidency on Wednesday.