Trump wants to sabotage his own party to send a message about himself: biographer

Systemic Error Podcast · Jul 15, 2026 · 3m

Trump’s Favorite Policy Is BlameThe Story in BriefMichael Wolff’s reading is simple: Trump is not trying to help Republicans win the midterms. He is sabotaging them so that, if they lose, he can say the party failed without him and prove they still need him. The cited example is the bipartisan housing bill he refuses to sign, a bill Wolff says could have helped the GOP present itself as functional and responsive before the midterms.Who Has PowerThe power here is not diffuse. Trump has it. He may not hold an office in the moment described, but he still has the capacity to block a bipartisan…