Ex-GOP operative's stark ultimatum on ousting Trump: 'Choose the Republic or surrender it'

Former GOP strategist Rick Wilson unleashed a scathing attack Monday on Donald Trump, calling the former president a threat to American democracy itself, and making the case for forcible removal if Trump doesn't willingly leave.

In a fiery piece titled "Declaration of Independence From The Mad King," Wilson ripped into Trump for treating the presidency as a "personal franchise" designed for revenge, profit, and self-protection. The political operative pulled no punches, accusing Trump of...