{"id":2369289,"date":"2024-11-15T07:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T12:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attempts-maga-merger-with-old-line-gop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T07:13:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T12:13:39","slug":"trump-attempts-maga-merger-with-old-line-gop-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attempts-maga-merger-with-old-line-gop-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump attempts MAGA merger with old-line GOP &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-attempts-maga-merger-with-old-line-gop-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369289&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the article titled &#8220;Trump \u2064attempts MAGA merger with old-line GOP,&#8221; it discusses \u2064President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200cefforts to merge \u200chis MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement with traditional Republican \u2063ideologies. \u2064While he seeks to\u200c integrate his populist supporters into his administration, his approach has \u200bnot \u200cbeen welcomed by all factions within the GOP. <\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s nominated candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services and former Representative \u200cTulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, reflect a trend towards\u2062 enlisting individuals who might \u2064not\u200c fully align with conventional Republican views. His choice of running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, further symbolizes a commitment\u200d to Trumpism, distancing from establishment \u200dRepublican\u200b figures like Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing pushback from some traditional Republicans, Trump \u2064has solidified bonds with others, such\u2063 as Senator \u200bMarco Rubio, who is considered for the position of secretary of state. In selecting individuals \u2064like Elise \u200dStefanik for the ambassadorship at the UN,\u200b Trump attempts to strike\u2063 a \u200bbalance between MAGA\u2063 loyalists \u2063and longstanding party\u200d members.<\/p>\n<p>The article illustrates the \u200dchallenges Trump faces as \u200bhe works to \u200dunify the\u2062 divergent viewpoints within the Republican\u200b Party while reinforcing his\u200d populist base, asserting that this time he is better equipped with resources and\u200d support for \u2062a more successful administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump attempts MAGA merger with old-line GOP<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> brought his populist supporters into the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Republican Party<\/a> and now would like to include them in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his administration<\/a>, but not everyone in the GOP is happy about it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The MAGA movement contains some people who are fervent Republicans but might deviate from what was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-three-of-ten-pro-impeachment-republicans-including-liz-cheney-already-have-primary-opponents\/\" title=\"Good News! Three of Ten Pro-Impeachment Republicans Including Liz Cheney ALREADY Have Primary Opponents\">party line<\/a> as recently as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George W. Bush<\/a> administration or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitt-romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mitt Romney<\/a>&lsquo;s 2012 campaign on issues like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immigration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">trade<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others are Republicans of a more recent vintage, if at all. The kind of crossover voters Trump sought to attract by campaigning with former Democrats and appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Rogan<\/a>&rsquo;s podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has intensified this push over the last few days by announcing his plans to nominate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr<\/a>. for secretary of health and human services, former Hawaii Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> for director of national intelligence, and former Florida Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>. The once and future president has also tapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> to lead a task force on government efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In July, Trump passed over a number of seasoned Republicans favored by donors and other wings of the party as a way to balance the ticket and chose Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), a populist conservative who is now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-republicans-meet-at-state-capitol-in-wisconsin-vote-for-gop-slate-of-electors\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Republicans Meet at State Capitol in Wisconsin \u2013 Vote for GOP Slate of Electors\">vice president-elect<\/a>, as his running mate. This was seen as doubling down on Trumpism rather than trying to appeal to disaffected conservatives and suburban women with someone like former U.N. Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nikki Haley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump ended up winning back the Rust Belt and sweeping all the battleground states. After his election, he announced Haley and former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pompeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Pompeo<\/a> would not be part of his new administration.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn&rsquo;t mean Trump has completely snubbed the rest of his party. Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) has grown closer to Trump personally and ideologically since the two were rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. Foreign policy is generally not thought to be an area where they are fully aligned, however, and Rubio was Trump&rsquo;s choice for secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>There were reports of MAGA pushback against Rubio as a day went by between the initial reports he would be nominated and the Trump-Vance transition team confirmed it. &ldquo;He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries,&rdquo; Trump said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY) has also become a Trump loyalist after a rocky start with the president-elect in 2016. Her selection as the next ambassador to the United Nations was widely hailed in MAGA circles. But her foreign policy record isn&rsquo;t radically different from Haley&rsquo;s and she could have easily been in House Republican leadership in the pre-Trump GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Susie Wiles co-managed the most disciplined of Trump&rsquo;s three presidential campaigns. She hopes to repeat that accomplishment in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> as his chief of staff. She is a quintessentially normal Republican whose work for the party dates back to the Reagan administration.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">real populist true believers serving<\/a> in senior positions during the first Trump term were limited in number. Former White House chief strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-bannon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Steve Bannon<\/a>, who didn&rsquo;t last long; Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeff-sessions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jeff Sessions<\/a>, whose relationship with Trump never recovered from his recusal from the Russia investigation that indirectly led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller; senior adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stephen Miller<\/a>, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3228540\/trump-announces-four-advisers-joining-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">returning<\/a> as deputy White House chief of staff for policy.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, Trump is seeking reinforcements. Those around him believe there is a deeper MAGA bench supported by a stronger infrastructure, and that his win, thanks in part to the much-ridiculed but stronger-than-expected get-out-the-vote efforts helmed by Musk and Charlie Kirk,&nbsp;is more of a mandate than his 2016 upset.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Trump&rsquo;s distinctively Trumpier nominees could face major headwinds even in a Republican-controlled Senate than the likes of Rubio or Stefanik. Some of it is due to policy and ideology, especially where relevant to their planned portfolios. In other cases, it is their qualifications. Kennedy, a longtime progressive activist and scion of an iconic liberal family, and Gabbard, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> supporter and Democratic National Committee co-chairwoman, were Democrats until recently. Gaetz faced a House ethics investigation whose findings could follow him to his Senate confirmation hearings and is not especially well-liked by his GOP colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Trump won with a broader coalition than any recent GOP presidential nominee, defeating a Democratic nominee who frequently campaigned with his former Republican detractors. He would like a Cabinet that looks like his coalition. It remains to be seen whether Republican senators are ready to give him one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882061\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882061\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump seeks to merge MAGA supporters with traditional GOP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2369290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trump_maga_merger_webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,5656,16353,3634],"class_list":["post-2369289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-maga","tag-merger","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trump_maga_merger_webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369289"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369293,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369289\/revisions\/2369293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}