An open letter to House Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Matt Gaetz
Gentlemen:
I hope you will forgive my lack of an introduction. While my name is not important to the conversation, stating it publicly will only invite insult and attack.
With the recent news that President Trump will remain a member of—and continue to support—the Republican Party, I would like to convey to you my stance on the matter. I am but one individual in a sea of 75+ million Trump supporters, but I feel my view on this matter is commonly shared among my fellow voters.
In 2016, and again in 2020, I voted as a registered Republican to support Donald J. Trump for President of the United States. In both of those election periods, support for candidate Donald Trump in 2016—and for then President Trump in 2020—by the Republican party was, at best, tepid. Few Republicans in Congress threw their full support behind my candidate for President, even though I was a voting member of their party. Adding in the 75 million additional voters that supported President Trump, I feel it safe to say that Republicans, by and large, ignored the will of their party majority, and instead focused on their own political futures. This did not go unnoticed.
Today Mr. McCarthy announced that he reached an agreement with President Trump to help the Republicans win back the house and senate in 2022. Let me be clear, gentlemen. My support as a voter—and the financial contributions that come along with it—are 100% loyal to President Trump and his vision for America. I have no interest in supporting the Republican Party. I have no desire to vote for any Republican in the 2022 or 2024 election cycle. I will not contribute to any campaign, cause, or fundraiser announced by the Republican Party or its affiliates. Your lack of support—and dare I say, overt betrayal—as a party to myself as a voter, and to President Trump as a candidate, will not be forgotten or forgiven. Bluntly speaking, gentlemen, your party fucked itself.
Because of the betrayal of the American people by your party, the future of my children and grandchildren is in question. The liberty and freedoms we enjoy as Americans are now in dire straits because Republicans lacked the backbone to do what was necessary to save our country, instead choosing to save their own political careers. Although you, as individuals, may not carry the full burden of guilt, you are members of the party that does, and you are—in my view—therefore just as guilty.
You may disagree with my assertions here, and you may regard my vote and campaign contributions as too small to be of concern. However, gentlemen, I feel it a safe bet that there are 70+ million fellow voters nodding their heads in agreement with everything I have stated here.
As I have said, my support is with Donald Trump. If he asks me to donate to the RNC or to support a particular candidate, I will consider it because the man I fully support has asked it of me. But if President Trump fails to ask, I will fail to deliver, both at the ballot box and the donation box. This is my solemn promise to you both.
I have no interest in your response. I have no interest in your television interviews, your speeches, or your promises to do right by America. When I needed you, your party wasn’t there. That tells me everything I need to know.
Respectfully,
A proud Trump supporter
