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'Soul-searching' GOP hunts for escape hatch from looming Trump reckoning

alternet.org · 14dShare

More and more Republicans are admitting that the party is in need of "soul searching," per a report from The Hill, as it decides what should come next after over a decade of control by President Donald Trump . Despite his trolling suggestions to the contrary, Trump is barred from seeking a third term in the White House, leaving the GOP to grapple with the need for a new party standard-bearer after he took up all the oxygen in the room for over 10 years and three presidential races. As The Hill reported on Monday morning, this reality is becoming a lot more pressing for lawmakers as Trump's definitive "lame duck" era approaches. "Republicans say their party will need to do a lot of soul searching to find its direction before President Trump leaves office in 2029, something that is coming into sharper focus with the approaching midterm election and the realization that Trump will soon become a lame duck," the outlet explained. "GOP strategists and political experts say the discussion abo

First report: GOP soul-searching for life after Trump is ramping up — thehill.com, 14d