Trump Has a Plan to Give Taxpayer Money Directly to His Friends—and It Still Might Not Be This Week’s Worst Political Blunder As the midterms loom, American politics is consumed by self destruction.
Both parties are scrambling to undermine themselves in the process, with Donald Trump at its center. Trump's endorsement can make or break GOP candidates, but often ends up destroying their prospects instead.
His backing of Ken Paxton, Texas' attorney general, in the runoff primary election against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is a prime example.