President Donald Trump’s coalition is falling apart, and he may soon face a Democrat-controlled House that could stymie his agenda with investigations, a guest on MS NOW said on Monday night.
Michael Hardaway, a former spokesperson for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) split from Trump should serve as a warning for the president.
“It tells us the MAGA coalition is collapsing,” Hardaway said. “She was one of the most powerful and influential voices he had in Congress.”
Hardaway also noted that the situation was not unique to Greene, who announced her decision to resign from Congress in January after Trump described her as a “traitor” and called for a primary challenge.
“Even outside of Congress, you have some of the most powerful media voices on the right who have moved on from Trump,” Hardaway said. “People like Joe Rogan, and Tim Dillon and the racist white supremacist Nick Fuentes.”
Rogan, who endorsed Trump last year and appeared with him at campaign events, has been increasingly critical of the president and his administration. Dillon, who, like Rogan, is a “manosphere” podcaster, said last week this was “the end of the Trump administration” and the start of his lame-duck period.
That loss of support could also mean the loss of the president’s political power.
“And so if I’m Donald Trump, I’m wondering what this means for me and my ability to get anything done next year,” Hardaway said.
Things will only get tougher after the midterm elections, when Democrats are widely expected to regain control of the House, Hardaway observed.
“I think winter is coming for Donald Trump when Democrats win control of Congress,” he said. “You’re going to have investigations into the litany of illegal and truly concerning actions he’s put forth.”
However, Trump’s problems could spell opportunity for Republicans who are willing to break ranks with him early and “possibly be one of the leaders of the movement post-Donald Trump.”
See more of that conversation on MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, below: