Republicans have intensified their public criticism of former president Donald Trump following an unexpectedly poor displaying within the midterm elections, whilst he plans to announce a 3rd White House bid subsequent week.

Virginia’s Republican lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, as soon as a vocal supporter of Mr Trump, mentioned voters had despatched “a very clear message” on Tuesday that “enough is enough”.

“The voters have spoken and they have said that they want a different leader and a true leader understands when they have become a liability,” she mentioned in an look on Fox Business. “A true leader understands that it’s time to step off the stage. It is time to move on.”

Some advisers had urged Mr Trump to delay his deliberate announcement till after the December 6 Senate runoff election in Georgia that might decide which get together controls the Senate to keep away from turning the race right into a referendum on him and unintentionally serving to Democrats.

But Mr Trump has rebuffed that recommendation and intends to maneuver ahead with an announcement on November 15, in response to a senior adviser who requested anonymity to debate the plans.

That leaves him attempting to launch a comeback bid at a time when he finds himself able of extraordinary vulnerability after dominating the get together, largely unchallenged, since he received the nomination in 2016.

At the identical time, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who simply received re-election on Tuesday, is gaining new consideration as Republicans overtly weigh shifting on from Mr Trump.

Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the Senate’s No 2 Republican, famous Mr Trump’s position in lifting some inexperienced and controversial candidates throughout primaries earlier this 12 months who went on to lose on this week’s elections.

In an interview, Mr Thune mentioned there’s “no substitute for good quality candidates”.

Mr Thune mentioned he hoped the get together would start to see the emergence of youthful leaders, including: “You can’t have a party that’s built around one person’s personality.”

Retiring Republican Pennsylvania senator Pat Toomey additionally blamed Mr Trump’s intervention for GOP losses in his state and famous Trump-endorsed candidates did notably worse than different Republicans on the poll.

“I think my party needs to face the fact that if fealty to Donald Trump is the primary criteria for selecting candidates, we’re probably not gonna do really well,” he mentioned on CNN.

“All over the country there’s a very high correlation between MAGA candidates and big losses or at least dramatically underperforming.”

Mr Trump has disputed that he had a foul evening.

“For those many people that are being fed the fake narrative from the corrupt media that I am Angry about the Midterms, don’t believe it,” he mentioned on his social media community.

“I am not at all angry, did a great job (I wasn’t the one running!), and am very busy looking into the future. Remember, I am a ‘Stable Genius.’”

While the sweeping victory Republicans predicted didn’t come to fruition, the get together nonetheless seems effectively positioned to flip the House, and will finally take the Senate, too. Many races stay too early to name.

Allies of Mr Trump supplied statements to media retailers on the previous president’s behalf, endorsing him earlier than his impending announcement.

“I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President in 2024. I fully support him running again,” House GOP chairwoman Elise Stefanik mentioned in a press release.

“It is time for Republicans to unite around the most popular Republican in America, who has a proven track record of conservative governance.”

Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance, who proved Mr Trump’s most profitable endorsement, mentioned if the previous president decides to run once more, he’s assured he would be the get together’s nominee.

“Every year, the media writes Donald Trump’s political obituary. And every year, we’re quickly reminded that Trump remains the most popular figure in the Republican party,” Mr Vance mentioned in a press release supplied after inquiries to Mr Trump’s spokesman.

Meanwhile, Mr Trump escalated his public rebuke of Mr DeSantis, whom he has lengthy thought-about his most formidable potential challenger.

In a prolonged and indignant assertion on Thursday night, Mr Trump berated Fox News and different Rupert Murdoch-controlled media retailers for going “all in for Governor Ron DeSanctimonious DeSantis”, whom he slammed as “an average REPUBLICAN Governor with great Public Relations”, as he once more took credit score for Mr DeSantis’s 2018 win.

While Mr Trump’s allies had beforehand insisted that studies of tensions between the boys have been overstated, Mr Trump, who has privately slammed Mr DeSantis for failing to rule out a run in opposition to him, did so publicly.

“Well, in terms of loyalty and class, that’s really not the right answer,” he wrote, evaluating the race to his profitable 2016 marketing campaign.

“We’re in exactly the same position now. They will keep coming after us, MAGA, but ultimately, we will win. Put America First and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”