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Associated Press
Donald Trump has mused about forming a third party. But it’s unclear why he needs one.
As he faces an impeachment trial for inciting insurrection, state and county Republican Party committees have rushed to Trump’s defense highlighting the former president’s firm control of the GOP machinery.
In swing states and GOP bastions, state and local Republican committees are stocked with Trump supporters who remain loyal. Trump critics have been pushed out or marginalized. Party committees from Washington state to South Carolina have moved to punish many of the 10 House Republicans who supported Trump’s impeachment for egging on the deadly Jan. 6 raid of the U.S. Capitol.
In fight over Republican Party, state parties form firewall for Trump
With fringe views now more mainstream in the party, Trump’s hold on some states reflects his continued popularity
and the work his political operation has done to plant loyalists in the typically obscure local party apparatus
By Thomas Beaumont and Nicholas Riccardi / AP
Former US president Donald Trump has mused about forming a third party, but it is unclear why he needs one. As he faces an impeachment trial for inciting insurrection, state and county Republican Party committees have rushed to Trump’s defense highlighting his firm control of the Republican Party machinery.
South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Rice for impeachment vote
by Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 30, 2021 1:37 pm EDT
Last Updated Jan 30, 2021 at 1:44 pm EDT
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-Myrtle Beach, laughs while talking with students at Brockington Elementary School during U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visit to Timmonsville, S.C., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Rice has acknowledged that his recent vote in favor of impeaching Donald Trump may mean a tough reelection battle in 2022. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Republicans on Saturday issued a formal censure to U.S. Rep. Tom Rice to show disapproval over his vote in support of the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump.