Why Trump Is Dooming Himself with MAGA Candidates: Author

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images President Donald Trump is dooming himself by backing MAGA “buffoons” who will not have the benefit of sharing a ballot with him in the midterms, his longtime biographer says. Author Michael Wolff tells the Inside Trump’s Head podcast that the all-important difference between a general election and midterms is that Trump’s base is not nearly as energized when he is not at the top of the ticket. With Trump-backed Senate…