Former President Donald Trump wants to be president again and help lead the country with a GOP congressional majority, but he sees some danger signs ahead after a handful of Republicans joined with all Democrats last week to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the speakership, a historic first.
In an interview with Just the News, however, the 45th
“Two words: ‘strong and united,’” Trump told Just the News’ John Solomon during the Association of Mature American Citizens 2024 presidential election town hall series.
“We need stronger people. We have such power and we don’t use it. But the Democrats use that power. And they use it very horribly into weaponization and things that nobody has ever seen outside of a banana republic,” he added.
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The former president was referring to what he and others consider the politicization of federal agencies such as the FBI and Justice Department and a so-called “two-tiered system of justice” in which certain people are prosecuted, and others are not, depending on their religious or political affiliation.
Next week, the House is expected to elect a new speaker after California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted Wednesday from the post by eight ultra-right Republican House members in a full floor vote.
Late last week, Trump threw his support behind House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to become the next speaker; he is running against House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). president outlined a strategy for success moving forward.
