'Already signs' that Trump's 'honeymoon' with GOP lawmakers is fraying: insider

According to one Republican Party lawmaker who is stepping down after four terms as governor, his party will not always be under the sway of Donald Trump and there have already been cracks in the relationship.

With the president-elect retaking control of the reins of power on Jan. 20, he will enter office as lame duck who can't run in 2028, which could pave the way for incoming Vice President J.D. Vance, but he likely won't be handed the nomination.

That is according to outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) who has wavered in his defense of Trump, at one time being the biggest backer of ex- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's run for the nomination.

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Speaking with Politico, Sununu claimed the GOP, despite popular opinion is still a "big tent" party that welcomes all and then stated, “Trump is extremely unique. There’s no ‘Trump lite’ or ‘Trump 2.0’ that can replace or replicate what he’s brought to the table, for better or for worse."

Asked about Trump's hold on the party, he pointed to the failed nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to be attorney general that quickly crashed and burned after a substantial number of Republican senators made it clear they would not vote for him.

"Did [former Rep.] Matt Gaetz just get pushed right out of his nomination to be the U.S. attorney general? Yes. Look, it’s never easy criticizing the president and the standard bearer of your party, and there’s always that kind of political honeymoon period that happens when you first get elected," he stated. "But there are already signs of folks that are willing to push back and criticize and say no when they feel like they have to say no. And that should give the American people a big sigh of relief that it’s not the evil dictatorship that the liberal media was telling us it was going to be."

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Asked about Vance's prospects in 2028, he replied, "There’ll definitely be a real, contested primary."

After admitting he likes Vance's prospects, he added, "So there’s no doubt he’s in a great position if he wanted to run in ‘28. But no one’s going to just hand it to him. You’ve got to bring him through his paces. I imagine if he wanted to be a front-runner, he would be. But no, you’re gonna have a lot of folks from all walks of life running."

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