People close to President Donald Trump are giving GOP candidates some startling advice as the midterms approach, according to new reporting.
MS NOW's Jake Taylor revealed on Sunday's edition of "Alex Witt Reports" that Trump White House insiders are quietly telling GOP candidates to distance themselves from the messaging Trump has put out about the war in Iran. Taylor pointed to the consistent negative polling about the war and Trump's public messaging that the war is going well as reasons allies have put forward for candidates to create the airspace.
"They'readvising, whetherthey're incumbents orchallengers, Republicancandidates to essentially nottalk about the war the same way President Trump is," Taylor said. "They'reencouraged to actually put somedistance [and] space between theway Trump talks about the warand the way they do, becausethey're aware they don't have awinning strategy when it comesto the midterms."
Taylor's report underscores the growing divide between Trump and the Republican Party over the war against Iran. Several Republican lawmakers have sharply criticized the president for launching the war without Congressional approval, although that feeling has yet to metastasize into an official vote to curtail Trump's war powers.
"Obviously, weare just 100 days out [from the midterm elections]," Taylor said. "Every bit of messaging on thismatters. And the Republicansaround Trump know that, andthat's why they're encouragingothers to distance themselvesfrom his language in thismoment."