‘Annie Trannie Andrews’ and ‘Mohammed el Sayed’: Trump goes scorched-earth on Democrats. Will it backfire?

President Donald Trump‘s increasingly aggressive attacks against Democratic Senate candidates have been met with scrutiny from a growing number of Republicans and risk dividing the party as they fight to keep control of the House and Senate, some allies warn.

Democrats are hoping they can overcome the herculean task of flipping the Senate by wading into traditional red states, and some Republicans suggest that Trump’s comments are not only unnecessary but distracting in a climate where voters are concerned about the cost of living.