Trump Campaign Launches ‘Democrats for Trump’ Coalition, Aimed at Disaffected Democrats

Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), switched from being a Democrat, explaining that he believes socialism has no place in the United States.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ), who is switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, listens to US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 19, 2019, in Washington, DC. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on Dec. 19 launched the “Democrats for Trump” coalition, on the same day Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), switched from being a Democrat to being a Republican—a move to welcome moderate Democrats disaffected by “coastal elitists and left-wing radicals” it says have hijacked the party.

“The coalition is aimed at disaffected Democrats who will refuse to support witch hunts, sham impeachments, or radical big government socialist policies,” the campaign said.