A group of President Trump’s staunchest critics, including White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s husband, is starting a super PAC in hopes of stopping his reelection.
The organization, dubbed the Lincoln Project, is led by a seven-person advisory council, including conservative lawyer George Conway, former John McCain adviser Steve Schmidt, former John Kasich adviser John Weaver, veteran Republican operative Rick Wilson, political strategist Reed Galen, former chairwoman of the New Hampshire Republican Party Jennifer Horn, and former political director of the California Republican Party Mike Madrid.
Their efforts launched Tuesday, and the group published an opinion piece in the New York Times describing their mission.
“Patriotism and the survival of our nation in the face of the crimes, corruption and corrosive nature of Donald Trump are a higher calling than mere politics. As Americans, we must stem the damage he and his followers are doing to the rule of law, the Constitution and the American character,” the authors wrote. "Mr. Trump and his enablers have abandoned conservatism and longstanding Republican principles and replaced it with Trumpism, an empty faith led by a bogus prophet."
“Over these next 11 months, our efforts will be dedicated to defeating President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box and to elect those patriots who will hold the line,” the piece said.