Trump’s People Worked for the Government of Republika Srpska in the Middle of the US Election Campaign?
The advisers drew criticism after taking hundreds of thousands of dollars while helping a Russia-aligned regional government, amid growing GOP frustration over campaign strategy.
- MAGA Inc. leader James Blair and Trump co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita each reportedly received hundreds of thousands of dollars to advise Republika Srpska's government before elections in the Serb-majority region of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- As Republicans struggle with an increasingly difficult midterm landscape, Blair and LaCivita traveled to the region aligned with Russia to advise its government before local elections, intensifying internal GOP frustration with less than a month until Election Day.
- One source told Playbook's Megan Messerly that campaign staff felt abandoned, saying "we are out here fighting for our lives" while advisors took payments; spokesman Alex Pfeiffer noted they hosted a Saturday team call with race captains.
- Democratic strategist CJ Warnke stated on Wednesday that Republicans were "p off" regarding Blair and LaCivita, while operatives grew divided over responsibility for midterm strategy failures and redistricting setbacks.
- The Cook Political Report downgraded the Kansas Senate race from Lean Republican to Toss Up, with editor Jessica Taylor noting Trump has become a drag across the board even in deep red states amid high fuel prices and cost-of-living pressure.
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Two Republican strategists close to US President Donald Trump, James Blair and Chris LaCivita, have been embroiled in a political row after reports that they worked for the leader of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, and his SNSD party. According to US media reports, the two strategists advised Dodik and the SNSD ahead of the elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while a Republican source described the situation as so dire, "that even Susie Wiles …
Trump’s People Worked for the Government of Republika Srpska in the Middle of the US Election Campaign?
As Donald Trump tries to keep Republicans from losing in the United States’ mid-term elections, two of his closest political operatives traveled to Republika Srpska to advise the government ahead of the elections. For that engagement, individuals familiar with the matter say they received several thousand dollars each, the New York Times reports. As Donald […]
Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump crisscrossed the country last week trying to help his party avoid a blowout in next month’s midterm elections, two of his top political advisers were in the Balkans helping a pro-Russian government looking to tighten its grip on power.
MAGA's 'tone-deaf' wagon-circling around Trump pals floors Jen Psaki: 'Not a great look'
MS NOW's Jen Psaki was stupefied at new reporting that Trump advisers James Blair and Chris LaCivita went overseas to back a pro-Russia party in the Balkans — but even more so at the excuse Trump's super PAC gave to justify it all."Where were they this weekend?" said Psaki. "With just a month left u...
Trump's political consultants, James Blair and Chris LaCivita, recently spent several days in Republika Srpska, an autonomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina where elections were held on Sunday, the New York Daily reported on Tuesday. President Trump has issued a comment. On Wednesday, Trump himself addressed the matter on the website Truth Social. He wrote that LaCivita and Blair are his outside consultants, working on the campaign for the mid…
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