Sasse inflames GOP with anti-Trump video
If the GOP’s fervor for the former president fades to any degree, Sasse will be better positioned than anyone to capitalize.
Sen. Ben Sasse s political prospects rest on a longer view of the Republican Party and an uncertain bet that eventually it will shift away from former President Donald Trump. | Susan Walsh - Pool/Getty Images
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In the span of five minutes Thursday, Ben Sasse may have torched whatever relationship he still had with the Republican Party in his home state.
But in releasing his direct-to-camera video deriding a brand of politics animated by “the weird worship of one dude,” Sasse also seized a piece of political real estate that might yet have some value if the Nebraska senator runs for president in 2024.