Trump demands loyalty but shows none for even his best and brightest supporters
Ian Haworth
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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned — except for former President Donald Trump in the face of even the mildest criticism imaginable.
“Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany just gave out the wrong poll numbers on Fox News,” the former president wrote of the Outnumbered co-host on Truth Social while also misspelling milquetoast. “I am 34 points up on DeSanctimonious, not 25 up. While 25 is great, it’s not 34. She knew the number was corrected upwards by the group that did the poll. The RINOS & Globalists can have her. Fox News should only use REAL Stars!!!”
McEnany, who was arguably Trump’s most effective press secretary during his time in the White House, is now an analyst for Fox News and, after committing the apparent crime of poll inaccuracy, has been rejected with the worst insult imaginable — she’s not a “REAL” star!
But this is far from isolated. In reality, Trump’s decision to declare social media war on McEnany is the latest in a string of increasingly bizarre outbursts targeting those who were once key members of his own campaign and administration.
Setting aside the problem with Trump’s rampant declaration of former employees as incompetent — which poses the obvious follow-up question: Why did he hire them? — we must recognize that with every passing day, Trump is alienating everyone and anyone of any value who could help him win the 2024 presidential election if he does become the Republican nominee.
Not only that, but what’s next if he does win?
The early days of Trump’s administration were the most impressive, and much of this is due to the quality of those within Trump’s administration. As time goes on, though, it is natural for the roster to change. And unfortunately, these changes are usually not for the better.
So if Trump continues to demand cultlike loyalty from everyone around him, including the public, without showing any loyalty for those same people, and especially to those who helped him achieve political success in the first place, who will be left?
At this rate, the only people left in the room will be Laura Loomer and Alex Bruesewitz, hardly a dream team if your objective goes beyond social media clicks.
It’s undeniable that political primaries are breeding grounds for division and infighting, but part of the political art of such races involves the simultaneous ability to choose which fights are worth having and which relationships are worth protecting.
After all, the primary race is simply the conference playoff, which makes the subsequent presidential election the Super Bowl. What’s the point in destroying your entire team in order to win the playoff if you set yourself up for immediate failure in the days that follow?
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Trump is going to have a hard enough time beating President Joe Biden next year without his unrestrained fetish for destroying valuable relationships over even the pettiest disagreements or perceived slights.
If Biden is awake, he’s laughing his geriatric socks off.
Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) is the host of Off Limits with Ian Haworth. You can also find him on Substack.