Infighting Is Funny

“It was always a lie. The whole thing was always a lie. And it was a lie meant to rile people up. I’ve talked about this ad nauseam, it really made me angry. “Cause I’m like, the promises you’re making that you’re gonna challenge the electoral college and overturn the election, there’s not even a process for you to do …

“I wish Trump was spending some of his money — Trump’s got a hundred million dollars and he’s spending almost none of it to support these candidates. “That is not ideal when Mitch McConnell only spends for the moderates of the anti-Trump candidates. “It would be nice if Trump would spend some of that a hundred million dollars to help …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump is coming to Miami just two days before Election Day. But one Republican won’t be there — Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump on Wednesday said he’ll hold a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 6. DeSantis was left off the announcement and an adviser to the former president said the Florida governor is not …

Mediaite reports: “Hello this is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. America needs strong leadership and desperately,” said DeSantis in a robocall, according to The Washington Examiner. “That’s why I’m endorsing Joe O’Dea for U.S. Senate. Colorado, please vote for Joe O’Dea.” Trump shared The Washington Examiner piece on his social media site TRUTH Social and wrote, “A BIG MISTAKE!” O’Dea has …

Axios reports: An irate Tucker Carlson phoned Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Republican campaign committee, with an ultimatum on Friday: Either reveal which staff member took a swipe at Carlson’s son, a Capitol Hill aide, in an article about internal House GOP politicking — or the Fox host would assume Emmer himself was to blame for the …

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned conservatives against veering too far toward “unprincipled populism,” delivering a speech with several veiled swipes at former President Trump’s fixation on the 2020 election and grip on the party. “Conservatism is bigger than any one moment, any one election, any one person. It’s about ideas,” Pence said in remarks …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump’s Monday assault against Joe O’Dea, the GOP’s Senate nominee in Colorado, is angering Republicans while leaving them wondering if he cares about the party winning back the majority in the upper chamber. “It certainly is not [helpful],” Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a Trump ally, told The Hill. “I would hate to see O’Dea lose …

Posted today to Trump’s Truth Social account: There’s this RINO character in the Great State of Colorado, Joe O’Dea, that is running against the incumbent Democrat for the United States Senate, who is having a good old time saying that he wants to “distance” himself from President Trump, and other slightly nasty things. He should look at the Economy, Inflation, …

The Daily Beast reports: Longtime Republican operative Roger Stone grew so upset after not being granted a second pardon that he lashed out at Donald Trump, threatening to support the outgoing president’s impeachment. In a newly released clip from a forthcoming documentary, Stone—visibly shaking with anger—said that if Trump ran for office again, he would get his “fucking brains beat …

The Daily Beast reports: After Roger Stone wasn’t granted a post-Jan. 6 pardon, he grew so upset that he suggested fighting Jared Kushner, the man tapped as the point person for handling 11th-hour Trump pardons. In new exclusive footage obtained by The Daily Beast, a yet-to-be-released documentary captured Stone’s meltdown after learning on President Joe Biden’s inauguration day that he …

“Here’s what’s going on: my opponent Evan McMullin is a Democrat running in disguise. Mitt, if you’d like to protect the Republican majority, give us any chance of seizing the Republican majority once again, getting it away from the Democrats who are facilitating this massive spending spree and a massive inflationary binge, please get on board. “Help me win reelection. …

NBC News reports: Herschel Walker’s son Christian Walker blasted his dad’s bid for a Georgia Senate seat by calling him a bad father, a liar and a hypocrite just hours after a news report Monday said the GOP nominee got a woman pregnant and paid for her abortion more than a decade ago. “I don’t care about someone who has …

Vanity Fair reports: While DeSantis and the former president are already locked in a 2024 cold war, the smackdown has been unfolding off camera. According to a former DeSantis congressional staffer, DeSantis trashes Trump in private. “He calls him a TV personality and a moron who has no business running for president,” the former staffer said. DeSantis tells donors that, …

The Washington Post reports: The former president tracks DeSantis’s public appearances and polling numbers, according to his advisers who, like others interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity to share private conversations. He has also soured on DeSantis, repeatedly criticizing him and telling advisers: “I made him.” “He’s ungrateful,” Trump has said, according to two people close …

The Texas Tribune reports: Offering a scorching rebuke of what he called the “woke right,” U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, continued to distance himself from some firebrand conservatives, accusing them of helping to sow manufactured division in the party. In an interview with The New York Times’ Jonathan Martin for The Texas Tribune Festival, the two-term congressman admonished “alt-right” politicians …

Mediaite reports: Former Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) over sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week. “I personally watch what’s happening and it’s very hard to see at the Southern Border,” said Kushner on Outnumbered on Fox News. “We have to remember these are human beings, they’re people, so seeing them being used as …

“I am 100 percent pro-life. I am outspokenly pro-life. I’m so pro-life that I’ll debate anybody on the topic anytime. The only exception I could possibly imagine is the life of the mother, and I will defend that position morally, scientifically, biologically, and philosophically. “Why is Lindsey Graham, 25 days out from ballots going out, galloping in and saying we …

“Let’s look at this for a second. We’ve got a world-renowned doctor, a Heisman Trophy winner, a successful business person, a small business man and a Congressman from a farming community, a best-selling author who showed the struggles of drug addiction, an Iraqi War veteran who served two terms as state attorney general, a successful construction entrepreneur and a nurse …

“Democrats are painting Republican Senate candidates in upcoming elections and midterms as cruel and out of touch. “Well, apparently Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is content to leave them out to dry and fend for themselves. “You don’t hear Schumer complaining about candidate quality in Pennsylvania. How about you get out there, Mitch, and fight for your team? What’s your …

The Insider reports: Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s Republican primary opponent Mark Lombardo suggested in a new attack ad that the incumbent congressman is the possible informant involved in the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The 30-second political ad called “The Informant?” suggests that Gaetz had something to do with last week’s unprecedented search of Trump’s Palm …