After watching his slate of candidates underperform in the red-ripple midterms, Donald Trump had a few options to argue that his leadership was still necessary. He could have argued that he remains the GOP’s best figure for rallying the base, both literally and figuratively — with some merit. Trump might have argued that his remaining wealth still makes him less dependent on the donor class. At the very least, Trump could have just welcomed the upcoming opportunity to slug it out on the merits and policy in the upcoming 2024 presidential cycle.Read More