After months of campaigning and pumping millions of dollars into an exercise to build reputation for the highest office in the United States, Donald Trump finds himself utterly isolated. Increasing resentment against him within the party has grown to indignation with a number of senior Republican leaders almost mounting a revolt.
Leading Republican donor Meg Whitman refused to endorse Trump and went for Hillary Clinton. Whitman called Trump a demagogue and said he had undermined the national fabric. Senior party leader Jan Halper-Hayes has called the maverick Republican “psychologically unbalanced.”
Trump has ignited another controversy that would see more party members rail against him. By not endorsing House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain for their re-election bids in November, Trump has riled his party chief. He has been involved in a spat with McCain by commenting against his Vietnam War record. The veteran was taken prisoner during the conflict, and Trump created a furore by belittling him over his being taken a prisoner of war.
There is no let up in the rift within the party over Trump and his ways. With every action of the reality television star, the writing on the wall against him has grown more strident. His clash with the parents of a Muslim American army captain killed in action in 2004 has even led to his ardent supporter governor Chris Christie turn against him. Christie criticised Trump for his comments against the parents of the martyred soldier.
Reports in the media have surfaced about close Trump aides privately voicing disappointment over the New York tycoon courting controversy at the drop of a hat. His pervasive spats have got his managers into trouble and the latest resentment from within the campaign comes amid growing anger at Trump’s intransigence.
The real estate baron seems to be obsessed with controversies. From the beginning, his remarks like building a wall to keep out Mexicans whom he called criminals and rapists, temporarily banning Muslims from entering the United States, and courting Russia and China have kicked off a lot of dust in the face of the Republican party. Now, the ‘dust’ has almost blinded it and will keep rankling party leaders for some time to come.
Probably, Trump has realised that his strategy of courting controversy and getting ahead of his rivals is losing its edge in a campaign where Hillary (he doesn’t utter her name without prefixing ‘crooked’ to it) is leading a sane battle against him. The businessman in Trump is getting desperate because of fighting a losing battle after millions invested and is hence revving up his controversy quotient.
After months of campaigning and pumping millions of dollars into an exercise to build reputation for the highest office in the United States, Donald Trump finds himself utterly isolated. Increasing resentment against him within the party has grown to indignation with a number of senior Republican leaders almost mounting a revolt.
Leading Republican donor Meg Whitman refused to endorse Trump and went for Hillary Clinton. Whitman called Trump a demagogue and said he had undermined the national fabric. Senior party leader Jan Halper-Hayes has called the maverick Republican “psychologically unbalanced.”
Trump has ignited another controversy that would see more party members rail against him. By not endorsing House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain for their re-election bids in November, Trump has riled his party chief. He has been involved in a spat with McCain by commenting against his Vietnam War record. The veteran was taken prisoner during the conflict, and Trump created a furore by belittling him over his being taken a prisoner of war.
There is no let up in the rift within the party over Trump and his ways. With every action of the reality television star, the writing on the wall against him has grown more strident. His clash with the parents of a Muslim American army captain killed in action in 2004 has even led to his ardent supporter governor Chris Christie turn against him. Christie criticised Trump for his comments against the parents of the martyred soldier.
Reports in the media have surfaced about close Trump aides privately voicing disappointment over the New York tycoon courting controversy at the drop of a hat. His pervasive spats have got his managers into trouble and the latest resentment from within the campaign comes amid growing anger at Trump’s intransigence.
The real estate baron seems to be obsessed with controversies. From the beginning, his remarks like building a wall to keep out Mexicans whom he called criminals and rapists, temporarily banning Muslims from entering the United States, and courting Russia and China have kicked off a lot of dust in the face of the Republican party. Now, the ‘dust’ has almost blinded it and will keep rankling party leaders for some time to come.
Probably, Trump has realised that his strategy of courting controversy and getting ahead of his rivals is losing its edge in a campaign where Hillary (he doesn’t utter her name without prefixing ‘crooked’ to it) is leading a sane battle against him. The businessman in Trump is getting desperate because of fighting a losing battle after millions invested and is hence revving up his controversy quotient.
