Former White House press secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shared a theory that some Republicans continue to back former President Donald Trump because “maybe he will die.”

Psaki, host of “Inside with Jen Psaki,” made the comments on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program Tuesday morning while promoting her new book. Psaki thinks that there’s a group of Republicans who support Trump because they’re thinking Trump will just “go away.”

“I think many of them want to be close to power. They also assume or have this thought in their mind that, ‘Maybe Donald Trump will go away,’” Psaki said. “Maybe he’ll go to jail. Maybe he will die. Not to be too morbid, but maybe, I mean, he’s not a young man. Who knows what’s in their minds? They think, ‘Maybe I will be behind the Oval Office.’”

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