Trump's post-presidency clout puts Republicans on notice, Democrats on high alert
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Updated: 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Former President Donald Trump is behaving like he never left office.
Out of power for one week, Mr. Trump has created an “Office of the Former President,” staffed with former White House aides to “advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda” of his administration.
He is handing out political endorsements. He has backed Kelli Ward for a second term as chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party (she won) and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for governor of Arkansas in 2022. Still cut off from social media, Mr. Trump released the statement endorsing Mrs. Sanders through his new political action committee, Save America.
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“To those asking where we go from here, there must be one conclusion from the right: The counter assault must be sustained. There is no going back,” Mr. Vought wrote. “The call for unity must not become an excuse for surrender.”
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