According to Mediate, on a late Sunday evening social media post, former President Donald Trump issued a fervent call to action, urging Congressional Republicans to take a drastic measure: shutting down the federal government, but with a bold caveat, “UNLESS YOU GET EVERYTHING.” Trump, as the prominent leader of the Republican party, maintains a substantial lead over his Republican rivals as they vie for the presidential nomination in 2024.
His previous threats to “primary” Republican members of Congress have proven to be effective tools in rallying his party members in support of his political endeavors. However, the question that looms large is whether he still wields the same formidable influence he possessed five years ago.
Trump’s fiery rhetoric was aimed squarely at President Joe Biden, whom he accused of systematically dismantling the nation with the assistance of what he referred to as “Radical Left Marxists, Fascists, and Thugs – THE DEMOCRATS.” In his message, he directed members of the House GOP to take a hardline stance: “UNLESS YOU GET EVERYTHING, SHUT IT DOWN! Close the Border, stop the Weaponization of ‘Justice,’ and End Election Interference – WE MUST HAVE HONEST ELECTIONS. It’s time Republicans learned how to fight!”
His complete message reads as follows:
“The Republicans lost big on Debt Ceiling, got NOTHING, and now are worried that they will be BLAMED for the Budget Shutdown. Wrong!!! Whoever is President will be blamed, in this case, Crooked (as Hell!) Joe Biden! Our Country is being systematically destroyed by the Radical Left Marxists, Fascists, and Thugs – THE DEMOCRATS. UNLESS YOU GET EVERYTHING, SHUT IT DOWN! Close the Border, stop the Weaponization of ‘Justice,’ and End Election Interference – WE MUST HAVE HONEST ELECTIONS. It’s time Republicans learned how to fight! Are you listening Mitch McConnell, the weakest, dumbest, and most conflicted ‘Leader’ in U.S. Senate history? HE’S ALREADY GIVEN THE DEMOCRATS EVERYTHING, THEY CAN’T BELIEVE HOW LUCKY THEY GOT. WE NEED NEW, & REAL, REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, NOT A CLONE OF MITCH, & WE NEED IT NOW!!!”
The ensuing week is expected to be rife with news reports, analyzing the internal dynamics of the House Republican caucus and their ability to unify in their quest to either keep the government operational or bring it to a standstill. The overarching question remains whether Trump’s strident call to action will reignite the fervor that characterized his political movement, or whether the political landscape has evolved in ways that diminish his once unassailable influence.
