It is a “livid” Donald Trump “yelling at everyone” the day after the midterm elections described to a CNN reporter by a Donald Trump adviser. Admittedly, on Wednesday morning, the billionaire former president had reason to be angry.
While Donald Trump and many Republican tenors had announced a red wave during the midterm elections organized in the United States on Tuesday, the results of the Grand Old Party (GOP) were disappointing. Although there are still questions about who, Democrats or Republicans, will control the House of Representatives and the Senate, Donald Trump’s camp has suffered several symbolic defeats.
An ‘angry’ Trump
The Pennsylvania example is the most compelling. In this home state of Joe Biden, the Democrats managed to steal a senator position from the Republicans, thanks to the victory of John Fetterman, a colossus whom some believed weakened after a stroke suffered last May. He won against Trump candidate Mehmet Oz, a doctor known for his televised interventions.
The defeat is all the more bitter in that it was seen as strategic for the Republicans, and now paves the way for maintaining a Democratic majority in the Senate. According to the journalist New York Times Maggie Haberman, recognized for her access to the Trump clan and author of a book about the billionaire, the 44th president of the United States would have criticized Melania Trump for her bad advice.
“Trump is really furious this morning, particularly at Mehmet Oz, and is accusing everyone who advised him to support him, including his wife, saying it was not his best decision, according to people familiar with his loved ones,” the journalist said. . he tweeted on Wednesday.
During the primaries to name the Republican candidate for the Pennsylvania senatorial, Donald Trump was more than enthusiastic about Mehmet Oz, going so far as to attack head-on the second Republican candidate who wanted to run, David McCormick. The former president had described the latter as a “Wall Street liberal Republican” who “wanted my support at all costs, but I couldn’t give it to him.”
The DeSantis option?
Also according to Maggie Haberman, some members of the Republican Party are currently asking Donald Trump to postpone his possible candidacy announcement for the 2024 presidential election. On Monday, before the midterm elections, Donald Trump had promised “a very big announcement on next November 15.” .
“There are people pushing Trump right now to postpone his announcement to next week, and several Republicans have already texted him asking if he would,” Maggie Haberman continued on Twitter.
In the ranks of the Republicans, after the disappointment of the midterm elections, questions are growing about whether Trump’s option is viable for 2024. All eyes are now on the side of Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis was easily re-elected. He is considered the most credible Republican opponent facing Donald Trump.
In front of the cameras, Donald Trump showed none of his discontent anyway. In an interview with NewsNation on Tuesday, he said of the contestants he has endorsed: “If they win, he should get all the credit. If they lose, he shouldn’t be held accountable.”
Source: BFM TV
