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'Proof' Trump 'secretly' wants Republicans to lose the midterms

alternet.org · 10dShare

With the midterms just around the corner and President Donald Trump seemingly doing everything he can to hurt the GOP’s chances, a growing number of political commentators warn that his behavior may be “proof” that “he secretly wants Republicans to lose.” As the Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland writes, “Such is the US president’s narcissism that he would see a Democratic victory as proof that he’s indispensable – meanwhile, his every decision spells calamity for voters.” The idea that Trump on some level wants to tank the GOP, writes Freedland, is “not as mad a theory as it sounds. Indeed, there are at least two reasons why Trump might either be unbothered by Republican defeat in November or even covertly desire it.” The president’s actions, argues Freedland, are “hard to explain as anything other than calculated self-sabotage.” Trump’s “reckless, failed war of choice against Iran” has defined his second term. Despite his claims otherwise, fighting has continued to drag on as the conseque

First report: How much does Donald Trump care about winning the midterms? Apparently, not much at all | Jonathan Freedland — theguardian.com, 10d