Overview
- Scott McConnell, reacting Tuesday to Eric Trump’s post about renaming Palm Beach International Airport for the president, said he was “so ashamed and embarrassed” to have voted for Donald Trump three times.
- He said the war with Iran was the moment he stopped supporting Trump, calling it the reason he disavowed his past votes.
- McConnell urged JD Vance to support a 25th Amendment transfer, which lets the vice president become acting president if a majority of Cabinet declares the president unable to serve, and he advised naming a replacement veep and forswearing a 2028 run.
- Media roundups highlighted a wider turn on the right, citing posts from MAGA-aligned figures Eric Spracklen, Jake Shields, and Breck Worsham who apologized for backing Trump and said they now regret it.
- Republican donor Bruce Fenton, who shared a receipt showing a $60,000 gift to Trump’s fundraising committee, said Trump betrayed supporters and called his leadership a “complete disaster,” reinforcing reports of a growing wave of defections.