The Donald Trump–Megyn Kelly Feud Is A Sign That The Republican Establishment May Just Be Losing Control Of The 2016 Republican Primaries
The Donald Trump–Megyn Kelly feud has been reignited tension between the elite of the Republican establishment and the real estate mogul. Donald Trump has not held back and has tapped into the disillusion that many Americans have of their political system.
When Donald Trump formally launched his 2016 presidential campaign, it was largely laughed off as a PR stunt by most. However, the 2016 Republican Primaries would now become a crusade that even the Republican elite are failing to keep under their control.
The Donald Trump–Megyn Kelly feud is the quintessential sign that Trump can not and will not be tamed by the dominant figures of the Republican party. As New York reported earlier this month, Donald Trump and Roger Ailes, the CEO of Fox News, called a truce after the Megyn Kelly feud threaten to ruin the reputation of the Republican’s highest rising stock in the media world.
Trump responded in a statement, “I do not think Megyn Kelly is a quality journalist. I think her questioning of me, despite all of the polls saying I won the debate, was very unfair.”
I liked The Kelly File much better without @megynkelly. Perhaps she could take another eleven day unscheduled vacation!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
“@mstanish53: @realDonaldTrump @megynkelly The bimbo back in town. I hope not for long.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
But of course, Donald Trump could not uphold his end of the truce, again taking a shot at Megyn Kelly after she announced that she would be back from her recent break. Ailes has now declared war on the leading candidate of the Republican primaries. So far, Trump has disrupted the campaign of many candidates within the GOP field.
It is not without coincidence that the candidates that have felt the brunt of Donald Trump’s remarkable lead are Scott Walker and Jeb Bush, both backed by the wealthy status quo donors of the Republican party. According to the Public Policy Polling, both Scott Walker and Jeb Bush are polling at 7 percent, while Trump has taken a whopping 35 percent support.
The GOP leaders showed their dissent long before the Megyn Kelly feud. Donald Trump is facing a fight from the Virginia and North Carolina republican primaries might be planning to implement a stipulation for the candidates to not run as a third-party candidate in the general election, according to Politico.
One wonders how far Donald Trump can go without the support of the Republican elites.
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