Meet Evan McMullin.
Unless you’re the type to get eyeball-deep in the bubbling vat of American political culture, you won’t have heard of him. McMullin is the Chief Policy Director for the House Republican Conference in the U.S. House of Representatives… and he might just end up being the next President of the United States.
What is far more likely, however, is that McMullin has been so perturbed by Trump’s recent misfiring on the subjects of nuclear weapons and the death of Humayun Khan that he is stepping in, knowing that he will split the conservative vote and probably hand the presidency to Hillary Clinton in November.
McMullin was an undercover operative for the CIA for eight years since 2001 before moving into the private sector with Goldman Sachs.
He has frequently tweeted criticisms of Donald Trump, indicating that his purpose in the race would largely be to offer a viable, Republican alternative, in other words to torpedo the Trump-Pence ticket.
McMullin’s nascent campaign was broken this morning by MSNBC host Joe Scarborough.
Authoritarians like @realDonaldTrump use promises of law & order to justify infringing on civil rights as they consolidate control by force.
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) July 22, 2016
Americans deserve to see @realDonaldTrump's tax returns immediately. If he won't be transparent on this, how could we trust his presidency?
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) May 11, 2016
Opposing @realDonaldTrump is about putting principle over power, a virtue some in Washington are too quick to abandon. #NeverTrump
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) May 7, 2016
Does this spell more bad news for Donald Trump?
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