It is Sunday, November 23rd, and we begin this morning with Donald Trump's weakening grip on the Republican Party.

His administration's abuse of executive power is still bar none, but politically, the past few words weeks have represented something of a vibe shift for the president after 10 months of pushing the bounds of his authority and bullying his critics and detractors.

With midterm season fast approaching and a long-term future without Trump looming,

Republicans are finding themselves at yet another crossroads with the president.

Take first his feud with Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green, who announced that she would

resign from Congress in January of the next year after pushing to release the Epstein files against

the president's wishes. At first glance, their breakup might look familiar because she joins a long

list of Republicans who dared to take on Trump before quickly leaving office. Senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker in Trump's first term,

the 10 House members who voted to impeach Donald Trump in 2021, including Fred Upton and Anthony Gonzalez.

This summer, Senator Tom Tillis announced he would not seek re-election after opposing the Big Beautiful

Bill. You can fight Trump, the rule seems to be, just once. But Marjorie Taylor

Green's feud with Trump is significant because of what it is about. In her 11-minute-long video

announcing her retirement, Green laid out her feelings about being dubbed a traitor by the president.

Standing up for American women who were raped at 14 years old, trafficked in use by rich, powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the president of the United States whom I fought for.

Now, remember, Trump only reversed his position and backed the bill in Congress to force the release of the Epstein files because he learned he was facing mass GOP defections after weeks of privately and publicly pressuring Republicans to drop that effort.

And consider how Republicans may feel about what the New York Post dubbed the Freaky Friday Oval Office Summit this week between Donald Trump and Zoran Mamdani.

Conservative campaigns across the country were hoping to make Mamdani the Democratic

boogeyman for the midterm cycle. They sought to paint him as a radical and as a radical

and to paint New York City under him as unlivable. Enter President Trump with an

opportunity to set the tone.

Would you feel comfortable living in New York City under a Mondi administration? Yeah, I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting. Absolutely.

Mr. President, Republican-Lie Stepanik has campaigned multiple times by calling Zora Mamdani a jihadist.

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