A former Trump aide urges Republicans to “break up” with him

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former senior adviser to Donald Trump’s chief of staff, called on members of the Republican Party to break with the billionaire, “a man who almost destroyed democracy in one day.” According to her, these elections are “crucial” for the party.

Donald Trump continues to appeal to Republican voters: On Monday, he received more than 55% of the vote in the primary, According to online media FiveThirtyEight The pollster is far ahead of Ron DeSantis (13.8%), long considered his main opponent.

Within the Republican apparatus, the tone is different. Teeth ache at the thought of seeing the billionaire become their candidate again, facing off against Joe Biden, for the 2024 presidential election.

“Within the Republican Party, you have a base that wants Trump, while the party apparatus and party officials in Washington no longer want Trump and are desperately looking for someone else,” confirms Marie-Christine Bonzum, a political scientist, journalist and political affairs specialist. USA, in an interview with BFMTV.com.

A defining moment for the Republican Party

Among the holdouts is Cassidy Hutchinson, a former senior adviser to Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows. Already known for giving scathing testimony in 2022 before the special committee responsible for investigating the January 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol, the 26-year-old politician called GOP members on Monday During the broadcast The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBCTo take a stand against Donald Trump. Without waiting.

“I don’t think Trump is a strong Republican,” she said. “This election cycle, in my opinion, is a defining moment for the Republican Party.”

“Now the politicians currently sitting in Congress must decide to break with it and take a stand,” insists Cassidy Hutchinson, who says it is closer to the vision of Senator Mitt Romney, the former presidential candidate against Barack Obama in 2012. “We cannot wait any longer.”

The man who “destroyed democracy in one day”

who wrote a book, Adequate (“Enough is Enough”) – which recounts his first steps in the White House until the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – says he does not understand why party politicians are still inclined to support the former president in light of the multiple controversies and legal proceedings to which he is subject. The Republican billionaire faces four criminal charges, including “conspiracy against the American state.”

“I think it’s very disappointing, and it’s not a difficult decision to make. We’re talking about a man who, deep down, almost destroyed democracy in one day, and he wants to do it again. He wants to run for president,” added Cassidy Hutchinson, who says she She moved for her own safety after her June 2022 testimony: ‘The president has to start over.’

“He has been indicted four times since January 6,” she concludes. “I would not have peace of mind or be able to sleep at night if I were a Republican in Congress who supports Donald Trump.”

“And I think if they are not willing to give that up, the party is in great danger.”

President Donald Trump’s final days in detail

In her book, the former adviser to Mark Meadows describes the final days of the White House under Donald Trump as more chaotic and chaotic than she revealed in her testimony last summer. CNN writes.

She recalls the countless documents burned by Donald Trump’s chief of staff in Washington, the turmoil that reigned in the White House after the siege of the Capitol, and even the former president’s “eccentric” attitude.

She also accuses Rudy Giuliani, the billionaire’s former lawyer, who is also charged in Georgia with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, of sexually assaulting her on the day of the attack on the Capitol. He allegedly put his hand under her skirt and on her thigh, “like a wolf approaching its prey.”

As Cassidy Hutchinson describes her torment, “Between… [sa] Loyalty to the Trump administration or [sa] “Loyalty to the Country” and what prompted him to testify unfiltered about Donald Trump’s final steps in the White House.