Veteran Trump defender continues scorched earth
Prominent Donald Trump supporter Sean Davis attacked Republicans (and the president himself) in a scathing attack on X over the weekend.
Davis, CEO and co-founder of the conservative website The Federalist, criticized someone “who is advising congressional Republicans on strategy right now,” saying he has “an IQ that’s barely even close to room temperature.”
“Republicans right now have no accomplishments, no plans, no vision,” he said, asking, “Why would anyone be excited to go vote for them in 12 months now?”
“Trump needs to get rid of the foreign policy garbage and focus all his attention on the domestic economy, which still doesn’t work for most people,” he said. “Right now he seems weak and aimless. Get mad all you want, but it’s the truth.”
Davis criticized: “You can’t have a country or a viable future when half your country and all your young people are excluded from the economy and the ability to own a home or anything beyond next month’s streaming subscription.”
“Does anyone in Washington care about this? Anyone?” he asked, before signing off with a warning to his party.
“Republicans better wake up, because right now their nightmare is just beginning if they don’t start making massive changes,” he said.
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Davis is one of the few conservative voices criticizing some of the recent decisions Trump has made.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board, which has repeatedly criticized the president’s economic policies, condemned Trump’s announcement to give Americans a $2,000 dividend from the proceeds of his tariff policy in an article published Sunday.
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“We have warned Mr. Trump from the beginning that tariffs would cause economic harm, and they do,” the Journal’s conservative editorial board said. “They are also causing political damage to the Republican Party, which is why they are offering refunds that contradict their other tariff claims.”
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R.N.J.) also sounded the alarm over the weekend, saying the Republican Party “will be killed” if they don’t take voters’ concerns about health care affordability seriously.
“It’s about winning. We have to win the midterm elections,” he said during an appearance on Maria Bartiromo’s News Business show on Sunday. “It’s going to be a very difficult thing to do, and if people are just struggling with their health care, that’s not going to help us.”