Trump struggles to keep control of his own MAGA movement
It's becoming the MAGA midterms -- with or without former President Donald Trump . Sixteen months after leaving office, he's unquestionably still the figurehead of the red-hatted "Make America Great Again" brigades , but talented messengers running in this year's midterm elections have sometimes been more effective in articulating that brand and where it is headed. Trump is now facing a fresh test: not only whether he can vault his endorsed primary candidates to victory, but also whether he can maintain control of the movement he started as some candidates he spurned are claiming the MAGA label anyway and as his loyalists reject his chosen candidates. The former President is sprinkling primary endorsements like springtime blossoms as he seeks to prove his power before a possible 2024 White House race. Rival Republican candidates are feuding over who truly epitomizes the "America First" mantle regardless of who the former President has backed. And P...