Former President Donald Trump’s preferred newspaper released a dire warning for the GOP on Friday, saying that the party is headed for a “massive” implosion.
The New York Post, the long-running conservative daily tabloid published by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, has been noted as Trump’s favorite newspaper in the past, with a GQ profile from early in his presidency stating that he also consumed The New York Times and Wall Street Journal to a lesser extent.
The Post’s editorial board released a piece warning that the “GOP needs to back Kevin McCarthy for speaker—or risk handing Dems big win.” The piece specifically calls out Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, and his “band of saboteurs” for opposing McCarthy’s bid for speaker of the House, and added that such in-fighting could “be a massive act of GOP self-sabotage.”
The Republican Party will assume the House majority in January, but due to its historically disappointing performance in the recent midterm elections, its lead over Democrats will be razor-thin at 222 to 213. House Minority Leader McCarthy is currently seeking the office of speaker, but his bid is at risk due to this thin margin, as he can only lose five votes from his own party before falling short of the 218 votes needed to win.

Newsweek