Former GOP Senator Proposes Forming New Party, Calls Trump ‘Ringmaster’ of Republicans

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William Cohen, a former Republican Senator from Maine and Secretary of Defense under former President Clinton, rebuked GOP lawmakers against the results of the 2020 presidential election in an interview on Thursday proposing the formation of a new political party.

Cohen made the comments on CNN’s “The Situation Room” while he addressed Sen. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David Hawley GOP lawmaker criticizes Trump, colleagues for ‘trying to discredit’ election penny role is limited in electoral votes Hawley blocks GOP with Electoral College fight MORE‘s (R-Mo.) Plans to object to Congressional counting vote on Wednesday. Cohen called Hawley’s actions “shameful,” but warned the Republicans are just following him President TrumpDonald Trump Trump hotel in DC raises room rates for inauguration Biden GOP lawmaker criticizes Trump colleagues for ‘discrediting’ election Video shows long lines on last day of early Georgia vote MORE‘s leader called him the “ringmaster” of the party.

“We must remember that the current White House resident is a ringmaster and what he expects to do is whip his whip and all the elephants jump on chairs,” Cohen said. What they need to understand is that he keeps whipping the whip whether he’s in the office or out of the office. And every time they have to jump up and sit on that stool to satisfy him and his supporters. ‘

“He always goes one step further, he cannot be satisfied. There is nothing in him. There is no moral core, and so they will be extorted or bribed to avoid a 2022 or 2024 primary,” Cohen continued.

When discussing the future of the Republican Party, Cohen noted a clear rift between the GOP lawmakers, saying that more centrist Republicans like Sens. Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt Romney Trump’s pressure on K-stimulus checks comes to a dead end in the Senate (Utah) and Susan CollinsSusan Margaret Collins Hawley Blocks GOP With Electoral College Fight Trump’s Push For K-stimulus Checks Dies In Senate Senate Ready To Override Trump’s Defense Veto MORE (Maine) are very different from Trump’s allies. He asked, where are the legislators “standing up for the rule of law?”

“For Trump, it’s pathological, for those who are jumping up to support him, it’s devilish and I don’t think it’s devilishly smart. I think they will find themselves held hostage for the rest of their time in the Senate. they’re just there to appease the Trumpsters, ”he said.

‘Maybe it’s time for a new party. A party that adheres to the rule of law, ‘Cohen concluded. “But also loyal to the people of this country, who vote to choose them.”

Cohen’s New Year’s Eve commentary comes just days before Congress counts the vote in the electoral college. Rep. Adam KinzingerAdam Daniel Kinzinger GOP Lawmaker Criticizes Trump, Peers for ‘Trying to Discredit’ Election GOP Lawmaker Thinks 100 Republicans Can Contest Electoral College Results Sunday Shows – Trump’s COVID-19 Relief Law Opposition Dominates MORE (R-Ill.) Said Wednesday he thinks as many as 100 Republicans could dispute the results.

The move is considered a long shot to reverse the election, but more Republican lawmakers have come to support the effort.

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