weakened trump as some move away. clashes between the republican leaders and the candidates trump has embraced have been playing out across the country with a growing ferocity in recent months, a chaotic sign trump s one unchallenged roll on the party and rank-and-file supporters is waning, even if by degrees. the growing split is rooted in di verging priorities. trump has pursued a narrow effort to punish those who challenged his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result, while also working to put people in power who would be more sympathetic to him should he try the same thing again. other republicans are more focused on finding palatable candidates most able to win in november. as a result trump and his endorsees find themselves fighting against some elected gop leaders, donors and party officers intent on navigating