Wall Street Journal, Jan. 20, 2021
Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party
By Andrew Restuccia
ALEX BRANDON/ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Trump has talked in recent days with associates about forming
a new political party, according to people familiar with the matter, an
effort to exert continued influence after he leaves the White House.
Mr. Trump discussed the matter with several aides and other people close
to him last week, the people said. The president said he would want to
call the new party the “Patriot Party,” the people said.
Mr. Trump has feuded in recent days with several Republican leaders
including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), who on
Tuesday said Mr. Trumpdeserved blame
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcconnell-says-trump-provoked-mob-that-attacked-capitol-11611079825?mod=hp_lead_pos1>for
provoking the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Polls show Mr. Trump
retains strong support among rank-and-file GOP voters.
The White House declined to comment.
It’s unclear how serious Mr. Trump is about starting a new party, which
would require a significant investment of time and resources. The
president has a large base of supporters, some of whom were not deeply
involved in Republican politics prior to Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Third parties have typically failed to draw enough support to play a
major role in national elections. Any effort to start a new party would
likely face intense opposition from Republican party officials, who
would chafe at the thought of Mr. Trump peeling off support from GOP
candidates.
/Andrew Ackerman contributed to this article./
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