The preliminary results of the US midterm elections appear to have put former President Donald Trump in jeopardy as the dominant figure in the Republican Party after several of his advisers felt it would damage his political future.
In a sign that his position in the party may be declining, some of his old allies have urged him to delay the announcement he had planned for next week after there was no “red wave” in the election, despite the fact that the Republican Party is still has won for a while. most seats in the House of Representatives.
According to the Washington Post, a person familiar with the discussions said that Trump was interested in the opinion of advisers, but did not dare.
In this context, Jason Miller, Trump’s adviser and spokesman, said: “It’s all about Herschel … I would advise him to delay his statement until the second round.” “I am not alone in saying that it is better now that the actions of the former president be focused on moving towards the election of Herschel Walker,” he added.
In addition, five advisers who are in constant contact with Trump confirmed that they hope he will wait until the second round.
Trump is furious
Two people who were present with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday night indicated he was in good spirits, but one said he spent some time on Wednesday in anger over the loss of fellow candidate Mehmet Oz in the Senate race. Pennsylvania.
Trump was so eager to enter the 2024 race that he launched a final battle between his aides and Republican leaders to stop him from announcing his candidacy on Monday night, ahead of the election.
On Monday, the former president launched a feud within the Republican Party after threatening to cancel the midterm elections by announcing his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on the eve of the vote, telling people close to him that he could announce his candidacy for the Monday Night Rally in Ohio, according to three people familiar with the matter. At the discussions, they spoke on condition of anonymity to describe secret conversations, the paper said.
Instead, Trump said he would make a statement next Tuesday amid speculation that he might announce he is running in the next presidential election to return to the White House.
no red wave
Remarkably, the Democratic Party did better than expected to contain the damage in the midterm elections and prevented former President Donald Trump from building the Republican red wave in Congress that he was banking on to get back into the White House.
It was not yet clear who would control the US Senate as Republicans moved closer to a House majority on Wednesday, a day after Democrats did better than expected and avoided a Republican “red wave” in the midterm elections.
And Senate races in Nevada and Arizona are still undecided as incumbent Democrats struggle to fend off Republican rivals with thousands of votes left out that could take days to count.
