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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Inner Circle Tightens Grip on Endorsements
March 20, 2021 at 8:47 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
Insider: Since late February, a small band of insiders led by Donald Trump Jr. and former campaign manager Bill Stepien have established themselves as gatekeepers for who gets endorsed and how fast those endorsements roll out.
This consolidation of Trumpworld power in the chaotic months since Trump lost re-election have angered the Republicans who supported Trump but are not part of the tiny clique running Trumps post-White House political operation.
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Trump's Inner Circle Tightens Grip on Endorsements (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
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PortTack
(32,821 posts)1. I hope they endorse a bunch of qgop! His track record of wins following endorsements is very low
CanonRay
(14,142 posts)2. Besides Jaravanka, Usay and Quday
who the hell is in his "inner circle"?
comradebillyboy
(10,188 posts)5. Bridgegate luminary Bill Stepien for one...
Buns_of_Fire
(17,213 posts)3. Translation: Ain't too many people asking for his "endorsement." nt
Irish_Dem
(47,921 posts)4. He models himself after the Godfather.
Who will get a nod, who will get a horse head.
tanyev
(42,673 posts)6. No moolah, no endorsement.