Why Trump's Third Party Threat Looms Over 2024

Semafor's Washington Bureau Chief, Benjy Sarlin, joins Morning Joe to discuss a possible third party run for Trump in 2024.



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Why Trump's Third Party Threat Looms Over 2024

[ryanruttan]

It would be unintentionally the greatest thing that Trump has ever done for America.

[drussell_]

*_"If we nominate Trump, we will get we will deserve it."_*
- _Lindsey Graham, May 3, 2016_

[stormottr]

Dear Trump: Please run 3rd party! It will be the best thing you've done for the country.

[bryanstarke]

"and I think he would not want to be blamed for doing that" .... Have you met this man? He would absolutely do it out of spite. Everything he does based on revenge, settling scores, etc. And who cares what party it is ... those are loyal subjects and there's money to be made. SMH - the man has revealed his true nature. 🙄

[trishoconnor]

Sarlin said out loud exactly what I was thinking: Back in 2016 (and even early in 2017) people tried to tell themselves that this reality TV star who was patently unqualified to be the President of the United States but had managed to finagle the system just enough to get into the Oval Office would surely step down, or at least step aside, if he could just find (or be given) a face-saving way to do it. It never happened, because that's not the kind of person ("man" is too generous) that he is. He would rather burn something down than see it go to another, any other. The difference is that this time, we're talking about him burning down the GOP rather than burning down the whole country. We need to remain vigilant to make sure he doesn't get himself into a position from which he can get another shot at the whole country's destruction. As for the GOP, they created this monster. It's hard to feel for them if the beast goes on a rampage that destroys them.

[kriashun]

Trump, turning on the Republican party to the point where the republican party loses because of Trump? Poetic justice at its best!!!!

[Brian-ghfj]

His niece Mary Trump called it!! She said if he can’t have his way, he will burn it all down on his way out. Honestly, I’m all for him starting that third party, and take Kanye and Kari Lake with ya!

[jefferysmom]

*I can't think of a Party that deserves it more*

[devinspencer]

"He wouldn't want to take the blame for that."

When has he ever taken the blame for anything? Especially things he's done?

[XvFenixvX]

If he was even 10% less self absorbed I could see him making a deal with someone like DeSantis and agreeing to concede if DeSantis promised him presidential pardons for the laundry lists of lawsuits against him

[davidguelette]

I like Ryan's naivete. "Trump would be handing the country to the left and he wouldn't like that ".Trump doesn't give a flying fk about the republican party.

[annagordon]

Years ago, I predicted the Republicans would split and then disappear. He's not a republican anyway. He's a grifting criminal.

[PaperbackJourneys]

I think it’s cute that Paul Ryan thinks that Trump cares about the good of the Republican Party. I don’t think Trump is even interested in American politics.

[GRWelsh]

Out of spite from being rejected, he would absolutely do it.

[LMcC]

Somebody smarter than me said it, and it's so true. Trump would rather have Biden be president for all eternity than DeSantis be president for five minutes.

[Nadinetherescuehound]

He knows he will lose the primary so he's going to announce as an independent. He didn't declare as a republican, just that he's going to run.

[Bigbrotheriswatchingus]

This would be the best thing to happen to the Democrats in the last 100 years..

[tomsreviews]

A third party could be a great income generator for the Donald.

[Richard-dovo]

Ryan underestimates Trump's need for revenge

[Saidwhatisaid]

Trump should create a 3rd party so that those Seditious GQP currently sitting in the House and the Senate would have to choose which party they want to belong to. It's obvious that the oath to the Constitution they took to the Constitution means absolutely nothing to them. Their loyalty seems to belong to Trump alone.