Gop Senator Says Trump Will Face ‘the Most Miserable Two Years Of His Life’ After Midterms

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn has warned Donald Trump he will look “the astir miserable 2 years of his life” if nan Democrats triumph astatine November’s midterms, which he predicted will beryllium a “disaster” for nan GOP.

Cornyn, 74, was precocious beaten by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton successful their Senate superior aft nan president belatedly waded successful to endorse nan latter, sending nan scandal-hit Paxton into a runoff pinch Democratic rising prima James Talarico.

“If he would do that to me, he would do that to anybody,” nan defeated campaigner told The New York Times of Trump’s intervention, which brought an extremity to his profession successful nan Senate aft 24 years.

“There’s ne'er going to beryllium bully capable for him, different than 100 percent, you know, slavish adherence to immoderate he wants. But evidently that’s not what nan senator’s domiciled is expected to be, particularly successful position of checks and balances.”

Cornyn insisted he still supports nan Republican summons successful nan Lone Star State but would not run aliases fundraise connected behalf of Paxton, who he has accused of being corrupt and unfit for office. He went connected to propose that Trump’s support for nan AG, who is considered much utmost and MAGA-friendly than nan mean Cornyn, would backfire.

“It’s going to make things harder, surely much costly successful Texas, and make it harder astir nan country,” he said.

“I don’t opportunity that pinch immoderate benignant of desire for vengeance; I conscionable deliberation that’s nan measurement it’s going to be. He’s going to person nan astir miserable 2 years of his life successful nan past 2 years of his term, I think, because I deliberation November is going to beryllium a disaster.”

If Democrats flip nan House of Representatives and summation their numbers successful nan Senate, they could effort to impeach Trump for an unprecedented 3rd clip and stall his legislative agenda, rendering him a disappointment lame duck.

Denying that he is now a “wounded bear” seeking retribution, nan outgoing legislator warned that Trump’s insistence connected unquestioning loyalty successful each things was harming their statement and said he took small consolation from nan president saying Cornyn will “remain my friend for a agelong clip to come” successful a Truth Social station congratulating Paxton connected his triumph past month.

“If that’s nan measurement friends dainty you, you wonderment astir his enemies,” nan Texan said.

He went connected to pass that life connected Capitol Hill “is going to beryllium a beautiful bumpy thrust for nan adjacent 7 months,” pinch different ousted Republicans who person stood up to Trump for illustration Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy likewise nether nary further responsibility to toed nan line.

“It does springiness immoderate of america a small much freedom, and surely leverage,” he said.

“As nan president told President [Volodymyr] Zelensky erstwhile he was successful his agency a twelvemonth aliases truthful agone – he said, ‘You don’t person immoderate cards.’ Well, we’ve sewage immoderate cards to play.”

Cornyn hinted that 1 area successful which he mightiness situation Trump is complete nan Department of Justice’s determination to shield him from IRS scrutiny arsenic portion of nan colony agreed complete nan leak of his taxation data.

“I deliberation that’s a unspeakable mistake,” Cornyn said. “The president needs to beryllium treated for illustration everybody else.”