‘Just part of the grift’: Trump’s hostile takeover of the GOP looks like yet another scam

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Donald Trump isn’t starting his own political party, but he’s attempting a hostile takeover of the Republican Party that enabled and abetted him.

The twice-impeached one-term president is setting himself up as the donation base for the GOP, rather than the party itself, so he can favor loyalists and target enemies in next year’s midterms, reported Vox.

“No money for RINOS,” Trump said in a tweet-like statement issued earlier this week. “They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base — they will never lead us to greatness. Send your donation to Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com. We will bring it all back stronger than ever before!” Continue reading.