“It was already the party of Trump in name, but now it's also the organization.”

US media reported that the Republican Party is sweeping through its workforce and has already fired dozens of people. The personnel change comes after the appointment of a new board of directors for the party, which, not coincidentally, includes Lara Trump, Donald Trump's daughter-in-law.

Officially, the GOP gives the reason for the big cleanup, which is that they are in the process of reorganizing, that they want to do it with fewer people, and that things need to be done more efficiently. But according to American correspondent Jan Postma, it is actually Donald Trump himself who is trying to strengthen his grip on the party. “He's basically making sure that the Trump campaign is integrated with the Republican Party organization. “You could say this is a kind of appropriation by Trump.”

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These dismissals are the first achievements of the new managers of Trump's daughter-in-law Lara and the new president, Michelle Whately, who is also known to be a Trump loyalist. “It was already the party of Trump in name, but now also the organization.”

A piece of trick

Trump makes no attempt to cover up this suspicious situation, in which he appoints friends and people close to him to important positions. “There's also a lot of deception,” Postma says. “In every party it is said: Wait a minute, are you going to appoint family members?” But that does not matter to Trump. And you see that this is also the case among his supporters. Accolade If you have the last name Trump.

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Trump has very little resistance from within the party. According to America's correspondent, it is certain that there are people behind the scenes who are deeply concerned about the direction the party is taking with these dismissals, but they do not dare to speak publicly. “You see what happened with Nikki Haley, and how some Republicans were really angry at her because she ran against Trump. There is a whole group within the Republican Party that is not looking to see Donald Trump again, but would rather not say so.

Trump's critics mainly fear the wrath of his very loyal supporters if they oppose him. “That's actually the majority of the party right now. They don't want to risk winning over Trump and his supporters, which could cost them their seat and their entire political career.”