Former President
Donald Trump has reportedly told people around him that he is expecting to be reinstated as President in August.
This stunning bit of news comes from
New York Times’s award-winning reporter
Maggie Haberman and comes after a weekend in which a number of Trump’s most notable “stolen election” toadies have amplified narratives of coups and an unconstitutional return to the White House.
This absurd and obvious bit of delusion has received pushback from predictable political precincts. What stands out, however, is that some conservative thought leaders who have been fairly muted in criticizing Trump’s baseless stolen election conspiracies are now vocally saying that this is a bridge too far. And yes, a number of Republican thought leaders who can easily be identified as “Never Trumpers” also chimed in, which are all collected below for your entertainment and enlightenment purposes.
“The signs at this stage are positive, but more than just nice words or the absence of condemnation will be required,” says Simon Henderson of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.