100+ Prominent Republicans Put GOP On Notice With Breakaway Party Threat
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"We're going to give the GOP one last chance to get its act together and moderate, but we're not going to hold our breath."
More than 100 prominent Republicans have reportedly signed a statement that threatens to form a breakaway party if the GOP doesn’t turn away from ex-President Donald Trump and reimagine itself in the spirit of its founding ideals. A letter signed by the anti-Trump group is set to be released Thursday, reported The New York Times. Backers of the statement, titled “A Call For American Renewal,” include former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman; former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge; former Transportation Secretary Mary Peters; and former Reps. Charlie Dent (Pa.) and Barbara Comstock (Va.), reported Reuters.
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