Phyllis Schlafly. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons
Phyllis Schlafly. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons

Phyllis Schlafly, the 91-year-old conservative icon, says Donald Trump is the “last hope” for America. In 2012, Schlafly backed Michele Bachmann but later endorsed Rick Santorum.

So her track record might be suspect.

As reported by wnd.com, the Eagle Forum founder was harsh on Republicans for passing a $1.1 trillion government-funding package last week.

“This is a betrayal of the grassroots and of the Republican Party,” Schlafly told WND. “We thought we were electing a different crowd to stand up for America, and they didn’t. We’re extremely outraged by what Congress has done. Nancy Pelosi couldn’t have engineered it any better. I think the people are going to react by electing Donald Trump.”

She hailed Trump’s similar critique of Congress.

“It sounds like Donald Trump is the only one who has any fight in him,” she said. “He will fight for the issues that we really care about and are very hot at the present time, such as the immigration issue. I don’t see anyone else who’s eager to fight. … He does look like he’s the last hope [for America].

“We don’t hear anybody saying what he’s saying. In fact, most of the people who ought to be lining up with him are attacking him. They’re probably jealous of the amount of press coverage he gets.”

PS is active on Twitter as well.

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