Donald Trump’s promise to promote protests if he is arrested continues to hind Republican efforts to move beyond the former President. (The Hill)

Many in the GOP want a party that moves far beyond Donald Trump and the last three election cycles that have been big losers with him front and center on the minds of voters. Just as the GOP establishment in DC thinks the former President is safely corralled in Mara-Lago another chapters in the sage opens up with an unwritten script that could turn into a horror show. Donald Trump has an extraordinary ability to control the news cycle and in the 24/7 news world few other things matter and no one compares in his ability to center the attention on himself. Therein lies the strife.