If he says he’s LGBTQ, the church disowns him and Utah will push for death penalty again.
His best bet is to double down on Mormonism and say he did it for all the reasons Kirk and MAGA go against the Mormon teachings.
Which again, worst case scenario for trump because he can’t afford to lose Utah and the Mormon church controls Utah politics.
We’re gonna have to see how the next week goes, but this could lead to a huge fracture ahead of midterms. Republicans have a 6 seat lead, and 4 seats in Utah are up in 2026.
Rock and a hard place…
If he says he’s LGBTQ, the church disowns him and Utah will push for death penalty again.
His best bet is to double down on Mormonism and say he did it for all the reasons Kirk and MAGA go against the Mormon teachings.
Which again, worst case scenario for trump because he can’t afford to lose Utah and the Mormon church controls Utah politics.
We’re gonna have to see how the next week goes, but this could lead to a huge fracture ahead of midterms. Republicans have a 6 seat lead, and 4 seats in Utah are up in 2026.
Utah will never go blue again. It’s horridly gerrymandered here.