particularly when your side is supposed to be the 'good guy' side," Scripps News political analyst Steve Schmidt said. Watch Steve Schmidt's full 2-minute warning in the video above.

Scripps News political analyst Steve Schmidt points out that "the Republic" referenced in the Pledge is sustained by ...

Steve Schmidt is a political strategist who worked for President George W. Bush, Senator John McCain and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a co-founder of The Lincoln Project. Trump's attempts to ...