Former President Trump told officials at the Republican National Committee (RNC) that he would leave the GOP before ultimately backing down from the threat, a new book claims. 

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Trump backed down from threat to leave Republican Party: book

In an angry conversation on his final day as president, Donald Trump told the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee he was leaving the GOP and creating his own political party -- and that he didn't care if the move would destroy the Republican Party, according to a new book by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl.  Trump only backed down when Republican leaders threatened to take actions that would have cost Trump mill…

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Trump told RNC chair he was leaving GOP to create new party, says new book

In his new book, "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show," ABC News' Jonathan Karl writes that Donald Trump decided to leave the Republican Party before backing down.

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Former President Trump told officials at the Republican National Committee (RNC) that he would leave the GOP before ultimately backing down from the threat, a new book claims.

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Donald Trump angrily threatened to leave the Republican Party and start his own political party on his last day as president.The twice-impeached one-term president told Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel he would start his own party but backed down when GOP leaders threatened actions that would have cost him millions of dollars, according to a book, "Betrayal," written by ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl."[RNC Chairwoman…

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‘I’m done’: Trump threatened to destroy GOP in temper tantrum over election loss -- and start his own party

"You lose forever without me," Trump told RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, according to ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl's new book. "I don't care."

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Trump threatened to start his own political party in a tense clash with the RNC on his last day in office, book says

Donald Trump was whining until the bitter end.The former president on his last day in office threatened to leave the GOP and start a new party in an effort to get back at the Republicans he felt abandoned him, according to Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show, a new book from Jonathan Karl due out later this month.He did so during a conversation with Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who had called Trump to wish him w…

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Pouting Trump Threatened to Leave GOP and Start His Own Party While Leaving White House: Report

A tantruming Trump was going to start his own third party, convinced that the GOP couldn't survive without him.

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Trump Threw A Tantrum And Told The GOP He's Starting A New Party

(WASHINGTON) — In an angry conversation on his final day as president, Donald Trump told the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee he was leaving the GOP and creating his own political party — and that he didn’t care if the move would destroy the […]

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Trump told RNC chair he was leaving GOP to create new party, says new book - Illinois News Now

The GOP is in a rock and a hard place with Donald Trump. Recent election results in New Jersey and Virginia showed that in certain places, the party was much better off without him. In other places, however, Trump holds plenty of sway with voters. So at the end of the day, the GOP has to…

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