{"id":373,"date":"2026-05-25T22:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=373"},"modified":"2026-05-25T22:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:38:59","slug":"trumps-vendettas-deliver-but-at-what-cost-to-the-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=373","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s vendettas deliver, but at what cost to the GOP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump is escalating his retribution drive after felling yet another Republican critic in a campaignthat he finds deeply satisfying but that comes with widening political risks for his party.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=363\">I tried to turn my phone off for a week. Why it didn\u2019t work<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump destroyed the reelection hopes of Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy in the state\u2019s GOP primary Saturday, and will on Monday send Pete Hegseth to Kentucky as part of an effort to doom Rep. Thomas Massie \u2014 a rare and controversial foray for a defense secretary in wartime.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Massie, who co-authored a law requiring the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and who opposes the Iran war, faces voters on Tuesday. But he said Sunday he\u2019s not worried by Trump\u2019s attacks. \u201cYou can tell that I\u2019m ahead in the polls and they\u2019re desperate,\u201d he told ABC News\u2019 \u201cThis Week.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump also this weekend threatened to withdraw his endorsement of GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado after she campaigned for Massie.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Cassidy\u2019s defeat, five years after he voted to convict Trump in a Senate impeachment trial over the January 6 Capitol riot, lengthens the list of GOP grandees, including Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney, already elbowed out of top party positions for standing up to a strongman president.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s hardball Louisiana play was another stunning display of his power over his own party and his capacity to leverage the support of his most committed supporters, even as a second-term president who has never been more unpopular nationwide. This political superpower explains why the president has not emulated previous unpopular commanders in chief in losing the capacity to shape domestic politics. Earlier this month, Trump toppled a handful of state lawmakers in Indiana who balked at his demands to redraw congressional maps.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But Trump\u2019s pursuit of his political vendettas in a presidency increasingly revolving around personal goals, expensive legacy projects and tin-eared economic messaging is going to cause a headache for the GOP.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump has always been a unique political figure. He built a movement that made him president twice through turning his own fixations \u2014 such as immigration, tariffs or NATO spending \u2014 into policy goals. But his latest antics come as Republicans deal with the early fallout of his turbulent second term ahead of difficult midterm elections.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks in the White House Rose Garden on May 11, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-369\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4c96473ce82fe6375e4136b29f54735f.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4c96473ce82fe6375e4136b29f54735f.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4c96473ce82fe6375e4136b29f54735f-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>President Donald Trump speaks in the White House Rose Garden on May 11, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            While he\u2019s acting on his own goals, Trump is not focusing on issues that are arguably far more vital to the country \u2014 like ending his war against Iran, and the conflict\u2019s economic fallout, which is making an already-stark affordability crisis much worse.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s interventions are deepening the core dilemma of GOP midterm candidates: How can they appeal to a broader electorate that disdains the president without incurring his wrath? Breaking publicly with Trump, meanwhile, could alienate base voters who aren\u2019t sufficient for victories in swing seats to win but who are needed to show up en masse to keep party candidates viable.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s zeal for revenge and his focus on passion projects like the new White House ballroom and a proposed massive commemorative arch in Washington also offer a huge opening for Democrats to portray a billionaire president as out of touch with the lives of voters, majorities of whom have been telling pollsters that they oppose his war and that his policies make their lives worse.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s need to project total dominance raises questions about how far a term-limited president will go to mold the party as his exit from the political stage looms. At some point, the GOP will need to look to the future. That will be harder if candidates cannot maneuver away from their unpopular leader to satisfy their own political needs in their unique races.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n<strong>Democrats eye an opening <\/strong>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s weekend of plotting revenge comes as the price of gasoline averages $4.50 a gallon nationwide, according to the AAA. Recent government data showed inflation has hit its highest point since May 2023. The impact is worsened because the rise in the cost of living is now outpacing wage increases.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Democrats, who failed to make a clear affordability argument in 2024, are now trying to reach independent and even some moderate and conservative Republican voters by arguing Trump is driving out all but the most extreme MAGA activists.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cSen. Cassidy is a normal, honest and very conservative Republican. And it turns out people like that have less and less of a home in Donald Trump\u2019s Republican Party,\u201d former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN\u2019s Dana Bash on \u201cState of the Union\u201d on Sunday.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks in New York City on April 10, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-370\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/92e1d94dd1ca90c25809d6c72187cf4a.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/92e1d94dd1ca90c25809d6c72187cf4a.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/92e1d94dd1ca90c25809d6c72187cf4a-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks in New York City on April 10, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Jeenah Moon\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cWe are seeing more and more extreme candidates put forward in their House and Senate races, which does create a big opening for Democrats,\u201d Buttigieg said.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=345\">Trump\u2019s compensation plan is a metaphor for a brazen presidency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg, a possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, added, \u201cAs that one man remains deeply unpopular, (Republicans) are having a very hard time convincing the rest of America to vote for them.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s reluctance to prioritize affordability questions \u2014 reinforced by his comment on Fox News last week that he didn\u2019t think about such matters when negotiating with Iran \u2014 has put GOP leaders in a tough political position.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to rationalize the situation by arguing that everything could be blamed on Iran. \u201cGas prices are too high because of that, and then that has an effect on how goods are transported to the grocery store and all the rest,\u201d Johnson told \u201cFox News Sunday.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAs soon as we get that straightened out, we will get back to the kitchen-table issues, the economic issues that we put in place to make the economy grow,\u201d Johnson said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Yet the chances of political conditions quickly improving are remote. The war is at a stalemate. Tehran keeps refusing Trump\u2019s demands for a deal. Any attempt meanwhile by the president to use military force to open the deadlock could unleash even worse global economic turmoil. And even if the Strait of Hormuz were to open within days, it could take months for oil prices to stabilize.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      STREAMING NOW\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TIP_Texted_Homepage_Feature_Card_1440x810.png\" class=\"wp-image-371\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/68eb89489a2f41731dcf40ecf2f38223.png\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>CNN<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>How presidential power has grown far beyond what the nation\u2019s founders envisioned<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<strong>Cassidy offers a grave warning about Trump\u2019s fitness to lead <\/strong>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            There are also broader implications from Trump\u2019s desire to purge dissident voices from the GOP. The president has neutered the possibility of congressional oversight from GOP majorities and created an impression \u2014 which contravenes the spirit and foundations of US democracy \u2014 that only his power matters.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cLet me just set the record straight: Our country is not about one individual. It is about the welfare of all Americans, and it is about our Constitution,\u201d Cassidy said after losing on Saturday. \u201cAnd if someone doesn\u2019t understand that and attempts to control others through using the levers of power, they\u2019re about serving themselves. They\u2019re not about serving us. And that person is not qualified to be a leader.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sen. Bill Cassidy on Capitol Hill on April 22, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-372\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bbfc99b04c3e2671356f014dd8432e03.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bbfc99b04c3e2671356f014dd8432e03.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bbfc99b04c3e2671356f014dd8432e03-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Sen. Bill Cassidy on Capitol Hill on April 22, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Annabelle Gordon\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            His critique suggested he could join another outgoing GOP senator, Thom Tillis of North Carolina (who did not seek reelection), as a freed-up Trump critic and frustrate remaining GOP legislative aspirations on Capitol Hill.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But Trump was too busy celebrating to listen to a rebuke from the Louisiana Republican, who tried to mend fences with the president during a second term that seemed an impossibility after his 2021 impeachment vote. \u201cHis disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it\u2019s nice to see that his political career is OVER!\u201d Trump wrote of Cassidy on social media.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump now hopes to inflict the same punishment on Massie in a Tuesday primary election that has become an even more acid test of his power over grassroots Republican voters. Trump recruited Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL, to run against Massie, a fiscal conservative who voted against Trump\u2019s \u201cbig beautiful\u201d domestic policy bill, arguing it would balloon the deficit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The primary, which has attracted a wave of outside money and has cost at least $29 million, will pit the president\u2019s MAGA appeal against Massie\u2019s contrarian old-school conservatism \u2014 a possible ideological foreshadowing of future battles when Trump is no longer the party\u2019s dominant actor.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Hegseth\u2019s arrival in the state for domestic political events will be especially controversial, since he\u2019s supposed to be conducting a war that has defied his bombastic claims of total victory. And most government officials in most administrations take pains to avoid infringing the Hatch Act, which is meant to restrict political activities by executive branch employees.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But a Justice Department firmly under Trump\u2019s control wouldn\u2019t investigate any such infringements by Hegseth, and his involvement underscores how this administration is focused as much on its boss\u2019s whims as on traditional and narrower perceptions of national interest.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The question now is how long an increasingly unpopular president who seems out of touch with many voters\u2019 concerns will be able to exert power in a way that advances his own goals but could create an uncertain future for his party.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=337\">Want to be happier and healthier? 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