Nervous Republicans beg Trump to stay on message — and stop with the conspiracy theories

Donors and allies of former President Donald Trump are concerned that his inability to stay on message and stay away from conspiracy theories is stunting his chances of targeting the momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump’s reaction to the upended campaign following the departure of President Joe Biden and the ascension of Harris to the top of the ticket has been to double down on his penchant for abusive messages and attacks.

Allies of Trump see his conspiratorial messages and insults based on race as anything but productive. They want him to focus his attacks on policy issues, such as immigration and the economy, rather than personal attacks against Harris.