Scaramucci warns Trump-led summit with Putin and Xi could kill the GOP

Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as the Trump administration’s communications director, told Joanna Coles that if Donald Trump proceeds with a proposed summit involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Republican Party would be "completely dead," even suggesting a tombstone be erected. The remark follows Trump’s suggestion of a Yalta-style meeting in November that would omit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a plan reportedly would be used by Putin to negotiate a Kremlin-favored end to the Ukraine war.

Scaramucci also cited Trump’s recent executive order waiving key Russian sanctions and his call for a new Ukrainian president, indicating a deepening alignment with Moscow. He warned that such a summit would force Republicans to confront a crisis that could threaten Trump’s own presidency. The White House did not immediately respond to inquiries.