A Reminder: The GOP is Trump’s Party. And That Ain’t Changing Any Time Soon

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

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4.6 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Indiana had its primary day yesterday, and damn near every Republican state legislator who opposed Trump’s redistricting plan lost. Not a surprise. I know there are still folks out there wishing the GOP will finally rid itself of Trump. That ain’t happening. He remains their dear leader.

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0:00.0	We are not okay.
0:03.0	America is not okay.
0:05.0	And we all know that.
0:07.0	Former Congressman Joe Walsh, this is the social contract with Joe I'm not an old fart. I'm not a kid either.
0:34.6	I like to think that I'm still 24, but I'm not, but I'm not 84.
0:40.4	I'm not knocking on death's door yet.
0:43.5	I'm not an old fart, but I have said now publicly for easily six, seven, eight years
0:52.2	that in my lifetime, the Republican Party that I was a part of
0:59.3	my whole adult life, the Republican Party that I believed in, the Republican Party that I ran for
1:06.1	Congress under the banner of, the Republican Party that I ran for president under the banner of.
1:11.8	The Republican Party that to me, right in my life and my adult life, had always been the
1:18.0	party of freedom, limited government, free markets, free speech, opportunity for all.
1:24.2	That Republican Party ain't never coming back not in my lifetime and again I'm not an
1:34.5	old fart but I'm not a kid either I have said so many times publicly that that that Republican Party is not coming back, not in my lifetime.
1:50.7	I get asked that question all the time, right?
1:54.4	How long will Trump have his hold on the Republican Party?
1:58.6	How long will this be Trump's party?
2:00.8	How long will he be the leader,
2:02.6	the dear leader, the cult leader, the kingmaker? And my answer is always as long as he's alive.
2:14.2	And probably beyond that.
2:26.3	As long as I'm alive, the Republican Party is going to be Trump's party.
2:31.5	It will be the Maga Party. It will be the Trumpism Party. It will be the illiberal party that it is now. At least that's what I believe.
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