'Let 'em take out Los Angeles.' Trump's rallies are dooming the GOP |
If you’re a Republican candidate fighting for your electoral life ahead of the midterm elections, President Donald Trump wants you to know he’s here to make your life worse.
As a widely disliked man wholly incapable of reading the room, the narcissist in chief has put himself at the center of Republicans’ midterm campaigning, holding rallies across the country and generally doing everything possible to keep the spotlight on himself.
On Oct. 5, Trump made headlines by defending his decision to invade Iran and saying, “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego.” Those examples of California cities brought cheers from the MAGA crowd, a less than ideal look for Republicans facing an electorate increasingly opposed to both MAGA’s oft-vile nature and to the war itself.
Trump's rhetoric is doing nothing to help Republican midterm candidates
The same day, Trump got on his Truth Social account and unhelpfully griped about media coverage of his rallies, writing:........