he faced unusual attacks from the republican party on wednesday after a string of midterm losses by candidates he had hand picked and supported. a display of weakness as he prepared to announce a third presidential campaign as soon as next week. republicans have followed donald trump off the side of a cliff. david urban a long time trump adviser with ties to pennsylvania said. i mean, it is growing. you clearly have made your feelings clear, mark. about all of this analyze it from a republican party point of view. and analyze it from a race still not finished. just for perspective i say this out of sadness and not anger. i spilled more ink in the the washington post defending donald trump s policies as president than any human being alive. i m not a never trumper. i did a lot to defend him when he was president. the guy you just quoted david urban was a key adviser to trump in his transition. he is getting criticized not by the never trump world. is he getting criticized by people