WASHINGTON (Reuters) Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions told Reuters.
The early stage discussions include former elected Republicans, former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump, ex-Republican ambassadors and Republican strategists, the people involved say.
More than 120 of them held a Zoom call last Friday to discuss the breakaway group, which would run on a platform of principled conservatism, including adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law ideas those involved say have been trashed by Trump.
Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions told Reuters.
The early stage discussions include former elected Republicans, former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump .
Evan McMullin, who ran as president in 2016, held a Zoom call last week
On the call were 120 former Republican officials concerned about their party
They discussed forming a new party based on principled conservatism
Names floated included the Integrity Party and the Center Right Party
They were dismayed by January 6 vote from over half Republicans in Congress
Eight senators and 139 representatives voted to stop certification of Biden s win
Trump s spokesman Jason Miller dismissed the 120 people as losers