The Washington Post recently estimated former President Donald Trump has more than $70 million dollars in leftover campaign cash contributions.
What does he plan to do with all that money?
Well, insiders told the Post he plans to use some of it to recruit and back candidates to run against Republican incumbents he considers enemies. Those in his crosshairs include Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia.
You might say President Trump knows how to hold a grudge.
More importantly, though, he's floated the idea of using some of it to start his own political party - the MAGA Party.
Not good news for mainstream Republicans. President Trump's base is still loyal, much more so to him than the party itself.
A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll of Republican voters found 6 out of 10 think President Trump's issues and policies should continue to guide the party.
That would spell problems if the former president carries through with a MAGA Party. Big problems. If President Trump defects and takes an appreciable number of his followers with him, it's doubtful Republicans could take back Congress anytime soon.
So a split in the GOP would only help the Democrats. But President Trump is still fuming over what he considers an unfair election loss. And he's furious with fellow Republican lawmakers who failed to strongly back his attempts to get the results thrown out or head off his second impeachment and upcoming trial.
When President Trump is angry, his first instinct is to lash out. Emotion clouds his judgement. He doesn't always consider the consequences. Hopefully he'll calm down and abandon the idea of a third party.
Otherwise, he would be helping Democrats control Congress, maybe for years to come.
