Will Former President Trump Start A New Political Party?

Donald Trump has discussed setting up his own political party in recent days, a new WSJ report says.

  Daily Mail: Trump 'wants to ditch the Republicans and start his own Patriot Party' after telling supporters his movement is 'just beginning' and GOP leaders including Mitch McConnell blamed him for the Capitol riot 

 * The outgoing president is said to have spoken with aides about the idea, The Wall Street Journal first reported 

 * It is not known how serious he is in going ahead with the party, which would take a lot of time and money 

 * Trump on Tuesday vowed to be a continued presence in D.C., noting his 'movement' is 'only just beginning' 

 * But his vow to stay a force in politics could cause some Republicans to squirm; Trump divided Republicans among those who supported his isolationist agenda and those who disliked his harsh rhetoric 

 * Many Republicans want to see him fade quietly away but others fear his supporters - 74 million cast their ballot for Trump in November - could be an influence in the party's primaries for years to come 

 * Mitch McConnell said Tuesday Trump 'provoked' the crowd who stormed the Capitol two weeks ago  

Donald Trump has reportedly discussed forming a new political party called the Patriot Party after telling supporters the 'movement we started is just beginning' in his farewell address to the nation. 

The outgoing president is said to have spoken with aides about the idea, The Wall Street Journal first reported. 

It is not known how serious he is in going ahead with the idea. Trump on Tuesday vowed to be a continued presence on the political stage, noting his 'movement' is 'only just beginning. 

'Now, as I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at Noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning,' he said. 

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Update #1: Trump has talked to associates about forming new political party: report (The Hill) 

Update #2: WSJ: Trump mulls starting a new political party (DW) 

WNU Editor: It is not going to happen. I know Progressives/Democrats are hoping that such a party will be formed, but aside from an anonymous source to the WSJ, I see no evidence of this happening.

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