“Republicans have a message for Donald Trump: stay out of our primary races. As Trump ramps up his revenge tour against the House Republicans who voted to impeach him, GOP lawmakers are sounding the alarm that his attempts to meddle in primaries could hurt the party’s efforts to win back the House next year, especially in critical swing districts in New York, Michigan and California. With just five seats between the GOP and the majority, any one race could determine the balance.”

“The loudest warning shot came Wednesday from Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who told POLITICO Playbook he planned to urge the former president to refrain from playing in primaries. ‘That’s not going to be helpful,’ he said. ‘It’s probably better for us that we keep these people.’ That’s not to say Republicans don’t see Trump still playing a role in the future of the party. But an increasing number of them from across the conference are echoing Emmer, pleading with Trump to back off even as they simultaneously acknowledge the former commander in chief is a private citizen and can do whatever he wants. ‘We don’t need anything that exacerbates divisions,’ said Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), adding that he would ‘prefer’ if Trump doesn’t try to unseat incumbents. ‘We ought to be united and be focused on retaking the majority, and I think settling scores gets in the way of that'” – Politico.