Trump Says He’s Not Looking to Turn GOP Into ‘The Party of Trump’

Former President Donald Trump holds an executive order he signed at the White House in Washington on June 26, 2020 to establish a 20-person Advisory 1776 Commission under the Department of Education to promote “patriotic education.” The commission was terminated by President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump said that he is not aiming to make the Republican Party his party, seemingly responding to criticism from certain House GOP lawmakers in recent days.

“I’m not looking to have it be the party of Trump,” Trump told WABC New York host Rita Cosby on Thursday, adding that he wants the GOP to adopt policies that were part of his “Make America Great Again” movement. “I’m looking to have a great country.”