Trump’s grip on his party is in question as Republicans reel from the midterm wipeout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans aren’t holding back.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described this week’s elections as an “extinction-level event” for the GOP. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz likened it to a “Watergate-level repudiation.” Former Vice President Mike Pence called it a “reckoning.”

For all the apocalyptic talk emerging from a midterm