Reich Says Former GOP Congressman Said Trump is ‘Fritzing Out’ – Roll Call

It isnt any secret that Robert Reich would love to see President Donald Trump leave office. Now he saysRepublicans would, too.

In apost on his websiteand Facebook page, Reich shared a transcript ofa conversation he said he had with aformer GOP member of Congress, in which the unnamed lawmakersaid Trump is fritzing out.

The economist and former Labor secretary under President Bill Clinton, has an active social media presence, often sharing his opinions on the Trump administration through blog posts and videos. In the post shared Monday, Reich saidRepublicans are afraid Trump will hurt them in the 2018 midterm elections as well as in 2020.

The ex-GOP lawmakerdidnt hold back in his assessment of Trumps administration, calling it a banana republic, according to Reich.

Reichs anonymous source alluded to a Republican Partythat regrets aiding Trump.

They planned to use Trumps antics for cover, to get done what they most wanted big tax cuts, rollbacks of regulations, especially financial, the source said. Theyd work with Pence behind the scenes and forget the crazy uncle in the attic.

Republicans are upset about Trumps behavior, especially his tweets about Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as communications director, the former lawmakersaid. (The transcript was posted before Scaramuccis removal was announced Monday.)

The source also saidRepublicans are maneuvering behind the scenes to put up another candidatefor president in 2020.

Meanwhile, Trump is worried his Cabinet is plotting against him, according to the transcript.

Twenty-fifth amendment!, the ex-lawmaker toldReich. Read it! A Cabinet can get rid of a president whos nuts. Trump thinks theyve been preparing a palace coup. So one by one, hes firing them.

But the source made clear that Trumps Cabinet will not overthrow him.

Its ludicrous, he said. Sessions is a loyal lapdog. [Secretary of State Rex] Tillerson doesnt know where the bathroom is. Thats my point. Trump is fritzing out. Having manic delusions. Hes actually going nuts.

The former GOP lawmakersaid it is only a matter of time before it becomesapparent to everyone that Trump is off his rocker.

Thats where the twenty-fifth amendment really does comes in, he added.

And it could come sooner than predicted, the source added.

My betting is hes out of office before the midterms, hesaid. And Pence is president.

Reich has posted conversation transcripts with a sourcehe identified as aformer Republican member of Congressin the past, including one in the days leading up to the 2016 election. In that post, the unnamed lawmakercalled Trump a maniac and said most Republicans thought hewas deplorable.

But theyre not gonna speak out, the source said at the time. Some dont want to end their political careers. Most dont want to risk their lives. The Trump crowd is just too dangerous. Trump has whipped them up into a g*ddamnfrenzy.

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