'Congrats to Republicans': Trump just threw another wrench in GOP midterm plans - AlterNet
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Trump's reported plan to deploy the military in the 2026 midterms is rattling his own party — raising the question of whether a leader can undermine his coalition's electoral prospects.
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Theory Briefing
- Trump is reportedly considering using the military in the 2026 midterms, a move experts say alarms fellow Republicans.
- The friction suggests a principal-agent breakdown where the party's leader pursues goals that conflict with his own members' electoral survival.
- The Treasury secretary controversy over an allegedly deliberate omission adds to a pattern of internal GOP tension around transparency and coordination.