Donald Trump’s purging of Senate hopeful Mo Brooks from his roster of political endorsees , GOP strategists said, should serve as a lesson to MAGA …
Donald Trump’s purging of Senate hopeful Mo Brooks from his roster of political endorsees, GOP strategists said, should serve as a lesson to MAGA candidates everywhere. “Loyalty and honesty mean more to President Trump than polling and fundraising,” Trump administration alumnus Michael Caputo said of Brooks’ cardinal sin, adding that Trump had to cut Brooks loose for losing the faith. “You don’t court President Trump for his endorsement and then toss darts at his back,” Caputo told Insider. “Maybe that’s business as usual in the Montgomery swamp. We know that’s how it often works in the Rayburn building. But President Trump does not play that game.” Trump publicly pulled his support for Brooks, a five-term Alabama Republican congressman who up until Wednesday had been his pick to replace retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby. Trump’s decision to abandon Brooks serves as a reminder of a key characteristic of the former president and businessman; he demands unwavering fealty, holds grudges and seeks revenge for any slight or perception of disloyalty. Scott Reed, a veteran GOP strategist and chairman of consulting firm Chesapeake Enterprises, urged MAGA world to watch its back. “With Trump, loyalty is always a one-way street,” Reed told Insider.
