A former Donald Trump political advisor said Wednesday that the former president is fundraising off his legal troubles and using the money to attack fellow Republicans.
Political affairs consultant Sam Nunberg said it’s not clear whether the strategy he likened to hostage taking will work during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber.”
“That's what he's doing here. He's holding the Republican Party hostage. He's raising a lot of money, the vast majority of money that Republicans are raising in general,” said Nunberg, who served as an advisor to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
“He uses half that money to tear down his only competitor for the nomination in Ron DeSantis, he uses a quarter of it for legal fees and the rest of it for a bunch of staff who, oh, by the way Ari, including the head of his campaign, may be witnesses against him,” Nunberg said.
“This is something where he's saying to the party, once again, after declaring only a week after the midterms where I think he bore a lot of responsibility for the red wave becoming simply a red puddle, declaring and saying, ‘I'm running, you know, I'm running, and when they indict me they're really indicting you.’
“And it's a message that has an emotional resonance and emotional connection to a lot of voters, but I believe, and we'll see, there's no data pointing to this yet, however, I don't believe it's wishful thinking…"
He added:
“Ultimately, Republican voters, particularly in the primary states, where there's already a major difference between his national support numbers and state support numbers, will make decisions about whether or not he is a viable candidate to win a general election.”
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