'You need to chill!' Ex-RNC head blows up on Trump claim the GOP is '100 percent MAGA'

Reacting to a Donald Trump rant during a rally appearance where he claimed the GOP is now "96 percent and maybe 100 percent" MAGA, former RNC head Michael Steele fired back on Sunday mon ring that the former president "needs to chill" and that moderate Republicans will "be coming after" the former president.

From his platform as a co-host on MSNBC's "The Weekend," Steele took particular exception at Trump calling Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) a RINO (Republican In Name Only).

Steele then launched into his own tirade.

“Game on, Trump, game on," he began. "I’ve been in this party since 1976. If anyone is the biggest RINO, it’s you. And we are coming for you. So, just so you understand, you drew the line, baby. I’m stepping up to it, and a whole lot of Republicans out there, at least 40 percent or more, are stepping to that line, too. So you just need to chill on that.”

With the encouragement of his co-hosts, he continued, "Just on notice: you bring it, baby. You wanna punk? Let’s punk, baby. Let’s go, one-on-one.”

"So, all of these folks, these late to the table RINOs, you want to throw a RINO — Donald Trump, you’re the biggest RINO in the room," he added. "The biggest one. And you’ve duped these folks into thinking that you’re somehow the conservative standard-bearer? Come on. You want to try to build a party and grow? You’re not doing it — you’re shrinking. What elections have you won? What elections have you won? None, except your own, and you’re not winning this one because you didn’t win the last one."

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