Strategist Ed Rollins predicted disaster for the GOP in 2024 with Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee.
A long-time Republican political strategist offered the party a grim forecast on Sunday, suggesting that Democrats have a shot at retaking the House in 2024.
Ed Rollins is a veteran GOP consultant with a long history of working with major presidential campaigns, going all the way back to Ronald Reagan's reelection efforts in 1984. More recently, he co-chaired Donald Trump's Great America political action committee (PAC), before pivoting away from the former president and helping to launch the Ready for Ron PAC, a group dedicated to the presidential campaign of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
However, with the governor's campaign seeming to stagnate amid doubts about his viability as a national candidate, Rollins's enthusiasm for DeSantis and Republican odds next year, in general, appear to be tumbling. Speaking with Rolling Stone for a piece published on Sunday, Rollins confirmed that he is no longer involved in pro-DeSantis efforts and, in an extended quote shared to Twitter by reporter Asawin Suebsaeng, admitted that Trump will likely become the 2024 Republican nominee for president. With Trump once again in that position, he also predicted a second term for President Joe Biden and that the GOP might lose its slim majority in the House of Representatives.
“Pretend I’m your priest,” says political strategist Ed Rollins, when he starts to work with prospective candidates. Rollins encourages his clients to tell him everything—even still, he tells Alec, “they always lie.”
A boxing phenom as a kid, Rollins went on to work on six presidential campaigns and knows what is really required of a president. He talks to Alec about his work with Michele Bachmann, offers new insight into Ronald Reagan’s legacy and shares some of his personal history—of a Democratic bent.
Trump on Thursday evening tweeted a Fox Business video that selectively spliced together clips of Pelosi so she looked like she was stuttering.
Rebecca Morin at USA Today:
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday accused President Donald Trump of spreading "sexist trash" after he tweeted an edited video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that made it seem like she was stuttering.
Clinton, who was the 2016 Democratic nominee, said Trump and "his cronies" are "running around spreading a doctored video of Nancy Pelosi" during remarks at the Harris County Democratic Party's annual JRR luncheon in Houston, Texas.
"Now it is sexist trash," she said, which was met with cheers and applause. "But it is also a sign that Trump is running scared.
"So if you believe in the rule of law and the responsibility that we all have to hold our leaders accountable. Then we cannot relent on this front either," she said.
Trump on Thursday evening tweeted a Fox Business video that selectively spliced together clips of Pelosi so she looked like she was stuttering. The video also had commentary from Fox Business political analyst Ed Rollins, who accused Pelosi of becoming "worn down."
The video that the president shared came hours after a doctored video of Pelosi began spreading across social media that was edited to make her seem drunk.
Clinton was the victim of fake videos during the 2016 election, which were designed to make her seem sick while campaigning.
Hillary Clinton is 100% right on the doctored video of Speaker Nancy Pelosi that was edited to make her look drunk is not only deceitful, but it's sexist trash.
Ed Rollins: If Trump thinks Pelosi will back down when he counterpunches he’s gonna be very surprised Trump-Pelosi feud escalates as she tells him he's not welcome to give his State of the Union address in the House and he tells her she can't fly on military aircraft to Brussels and Afghanistan.
Ed Rollins: If Trump thinks Pelosi will back down when he counterpunches he’s gonna be very surprised Trump-Pelosi feud escalates as she tells him he's not welcome to give his State of the Union address in the House and he tells her she can't fly on military aircraft to Brussels and Afghanistan.
Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, has repeatedly lied or contradicted himself on numerous issues related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Eric Hananoki at MMFA:
Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, has repeatedly lied or contradicted himself on numerous issues related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Stone is a vicious racist, misogynist, liar, and conspiracy theorist who describes himself as “a 40-year friend and advisor of Donald Trump.” He worked as a paid consultant to Trump’s campaign for part of 2015 and has since advised him in an unofficial capacity.
He was banned from CNN, MSNBC, and even Fox News in 2016 because of his vitriolic rhetoric. However, all three networks have since welcomed him back as a guest. Stone also writes commentaries online and works for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars network.
Nothing Stone says should be taken at face value. Even staunch right-wingers don’t trust Stone, calling him “a sleazeball” (Fox News host Mark Levin); “a little rat” (pro-Trump super PAC head Ed Rollins); and “one of the worst people in the world” (radio host Glenn Beck).
Stone’s career as a dirty trickster has come back to haunt him in the form of Mueller’s investigation.
Sources told CNBC that Stone “is apparently one of the top subjects of the Mueller investigation into potential collusion between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign.” ABC News recently reported that “at least seven people associated with” Stone have been contacted by “Mueller, according to interviews with witnesses and others who say they've been contacted.” Stone was also likely one of the unnamed people whose activities were mentioned in Mueller’s July 13 indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers for election interference.
As he has on so many other topics, Stone has lied and contradicted himself regarding numerous matters related to Mueller’s Russia investigation. For instance:
Stone claimed that he "never had any contacts with any Russians in any way," then admitted he had a meeting with a Russian national about the campaign. (He also communicated with the Russian intelligence account Guccifer 2.0.)
Stone claimed that he "communicated with" WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange," then said he "never communicated with Assange."
Stone claimed that he "never communicated with WikiLeaks," but messages show he directly communicated with the organization.
Stone claimed this month that he wasn't in "regular contact" with the Trump campaign in 2016, but he had previously bragged about his 2016 discussions with the campaign.
Stone claimed that a subpoenaed associate “has not worked for" him "for three years,” but that associate worked for Stone at least in 2016 and 2017.
Stone started a legal defense fund for himself but "has contradicted himself on what he's paying for and how much he's projected to pay” in legal costs.
GOP Strategist Offers Advice For Donald Trump: ‘Show No Pain’ | Morning Joe | MSNBC Republican strategist Ed Rollins says Donald Trump should fly above the fray as Ronald Reagan did while president. Rollins also discusses Trump's campaign and first few days in office.
