Could the Republican Party be headed toward a civil war in 2022?

In a growing number of 2022 Republican primaries, former President Donald Trump has stepped in to endorse a candidate other than the incumbent, putting him at odds with some in the party establishment. It’s one of several story lines creating a showdown that could help shape the the outcome of the midterms and the future direction of the party.

Trump has so far endorsed nine candidates challenging incumbents, including a Senate candidate in Alaska, a gubernatorial candidate in Idaho and a House candidate in Wyoming.

Trump’s endorsements put him on a collision course with his former Vice President Mike Pence, who told incumbent Republican governors in November he would support them, as well as the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, which will back Senate incumbents and “intervene in cases where a candidate is a clear threat to lose a seat in a general election,” the group told Axios. In other races, Trump will face off with other conservative kingmakers, like Arizona’s gubernatorial race, where he and former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin endorsed competing candidates.