(breitbart) – Former President Donald Trump does not hold any official position of leadership in the Republican Party. But on Saturday night at a rally in Conroe, Texas, he positioned himself as the party’s leader heading into the 2022 midterm elections, making pledges about what the GOP would do if it won Congress.
Trump promised, among other pledges, that if Republicans took back
the House and the Senate in November, they would investigate corruption
in the Biden administration; repatriate millions of illegal aliens who
have crossed the country’s borders since Biden took office; and pass
legislation barring non-citizens from voting in any state.
These are not policies with which Republican leaders — like House
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R-KY) — would disagree, but they have not yet presented a
formal policy agenda.
The Washington Post reported
this month that the party is working with former Speaker of the House
Newt Gingrich, who led the 1994 “Republican Revolution” with his
“Contract with America.”
The Post reported:
Republicans are expected to focus their new platform on education policies aimed at tapping into parental discontent; countering the rise of China with new economic measures; and “oversight” of the Biden administration. They are also looking at invoking other traditional GOP goals such as cutting taxes, restricting immigration, criticizing Silicon Valley and repealing environmental rules.
In addition, McCarthy recently told Breitbart News about the core
issues on which the party will run in 2022 as part of a “Commitment to
America” plan:
Some specific policy items he previewed that will be in it include the GOP’s “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” plans to secure the border and for holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the coronavirus pandemic, Republicans’ public safety vision to contrast with Democrat pushes to defund police, energy policies, and perhaps most importantly economic policies to stop inflation.
However, Trump appears to be operating independently, asserting his
own vision of what the party’s policies and priorities will be, though
his own name will not be on the ballot.
Trump is expected to run for president in 2024, though he has not made a formal declaration yet.
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