Donald Trump is neither a conservative nor a Republican. He doesn’t believe in balanced budgets, fair trade, limited government, all those things that used to define the GOP. Trump believes in Trump and Trump is out for Trump, that’s it, that’s the platform. Everything else is a cult of personality.

There are two types of “conservatives” now. There are the “never Trumpers” like George Will, George Conway, Steve Schmidt, Michael Steele, people who remain conservative, and for that reason understand that they cannot follow Trump who is not a conservative. Then there are the people who still think of themselves as conservative, just under a new definition. They are for Trump and it goes no further than that. The fact that the GOP couldn’t be bothered to even put together a platform this last year just shows how completely Trump has taken over the party. There are no principles other than to follow Trump, who has no principles other than to benefit Trump.

Thus it makes perfect sense that Donald Trump Junior and his lap-dancing, homewrecking, mistress, would seek to take over the Republican National Committee. After all, there are no Republicans without Trump and “the Trumps,” so why wouldn’t they have a “Trump” as head of the party? It is actually a miracle this didn’t happen sooner.

While you consider this fact, you may or may not want to also just ponder how much this looks like both a cult and a dictatorship – like Iraq under Saddam. Yes, Trump has been voted out, and he’ll likely be thrown out on January 21st whether he likes it or not, though our regular readers certainly know the centralized plan, the one that we’re still convinced has too good a chance of working (maybe 10% chance?). Regardless, this county looks like Iraq while Trump remains president, as of today, so why not have Uday take over the RNC?

It is amazing it’s taken this long. Oh, and also, just remember what a shitload of money the RNC controls. (Multiple tweets below, so read straight down from top of tweets through responses):

“Don Junior and Kimberly have an eye on the RNC, through themselves taking over or somebody close to them taking over,” a well-placed Republican party source close to the WH said.

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 10, 2020

The president’s eldest son and his girlfriend have made it clear to campaign and WH officials they are unhappy with RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, who they view as not having done enough to win a close race.

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 10, 2020

We are at a loss to explain what more McDaniel could be doing – other than persuading those legislatures – but, no matter how hard she might be working or not, this was likely the plan regardless. The “not doing enough” is merely the convenient excuse.

Don Jr. is denying that he’s interested in the job:

If anyone believes that i want to sit in an office in DC and make fundraising calls for 18 hours a day they clearly have never met me.

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 10, 2020

In answer to his last statement, those of us who have heard him speak believe that there is nothing he’d want to do more than sit in a chair and make fundraising calls for 18 hours a day when he can take his share off the top.

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Peace, y’all
Jason
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