Republicans 26 days out from a dire midterm reckoning are turning their cannons toward the two men tasked with the herculean job of maintaining control of Congress.
“This has opened the floodgates,” a person close to the White House told POLITICO of revelations that Chris LaCivita and James Blair traveled to the Balkans to advise a Russia-friendly regime’s reelection effort while Republicans’ midterm prospects dwindle back home. “The knives are now fully out for these two.”
President Donald Trump wasn’t aware of the trip and after finding out, called several advisers to solicit reactions before dictating Wednesday’s Truth Social post to White House aide Natalie Harp, according to two people familiar with the matter.
It was an extraordinary public distancing for two of the president’s top political lieutenants, who Trump called “outside consultants” who “do not work for me” just months after Trump hailed Blair as “one of the brightest political minds in the Country” and tasked him with helping Republicans win the midterms.
Source: www.politico.com
