Former President Donald Trump's recent outbursts are a direct message to the Republican electorate that he is the same person he has always been, and ready to pick fights over all the same grievances, GOP strategist Alice Stewart told CNN's Pamela Brown on Tuesday.
This comes after Trump posted a Truth Social manifesto on Christmas that calls on special counsel Jack Smith and the liberal "thugs" across America to "rot in hell."
"Let's talk more about Trump's message with our political experts," said Brown. "Let's start by looking at this word cloud that Trump just posted from the Daily Mail. And it shows 'revenge,' 'power,' and 'dictatorship' as the most common words voters use to describe a second Trump term ... how concerning is it that Trump seems to be co-signing some of these troubling ways to describe him?"
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"He's certainly not looking at that word cloud, he's looking at the cloud of supporters that say he is a victim, he is a martyr, and he is their leader," said Stewart. "And that's what he's focused on."
"Look, Pam, nothing says 'Merry Christmas' like telling someone to rot in hell or go to hell, but Donald Trump's never been accused of being Santa Claus, and he certainly has no intention of changing," said Stewart. "What we've seen from this rhetoric he's put out the last few days — he is really sending a message to his base that, you knew what you got when you voted for he in 2016, I have not changed. And he's really trying to encourage them to get out."
"On the other side, there are many people that are frustrated with that and ready to turn the page and get away from this toxic, divisive type of language," she continued. "That's why they're looking at other candidates, like Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. So he can bring it on and energize his base, but there are other Republicans out there that are looking for someone that is less chaotic and less toxic in their rhetoric and language."
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