In a period of a few days when Donald Trump continued to attack the family of a fallen American soldier, Trump and his supporters groundlessly stoked fear that the election will be stolen from him, Clint Eastwood reappeared on the national political stage for the first time since he debated a chair to offer a
bitter and grumpy defense of the GOP nominee as well as of his own racism, it is easy to overlook what might be the strangest Trump story of the week. It seems that Republican leaders are so concerned about Trump's unhinged behavior and inability to exercise any political prudence whatsoever, that they are urging for a
political intervention led by none other than Newt Gingrich and Rudolph Giuliani.
Asking Gingrich and Giuliani to intervene to make Trump a more measured and calm candidate is a little bit, actually a lot, like inviting the crack dealer on the corner over to help with an intervention for your drug addicted friend. Giuliani demonstrated in Cleveland last month that he is no longer America's mayor but shares Trump's apocalyptic view of America and less than even temperament. Gingrich who appears to be turning against the man whose ticket he once hoped to join was never known as a calming influence on anybody or anything.
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