Power, tribal allegiance, and fear. Trump Apologists see him as a means to personal influence and advancement. They want to be close to power. They are eager for stature they wouldn’t gain otherwise and are willing to excuse Trump’s actions to get it. Even then-candidate Trump’s most pointed critics, such as Texas governor Rick Perry, were willing to cast aside their existential warnings about the future of the country in order to snag comfortable positions in his cabinet. Perry is an actual conservative who was the longest-serving governor in his state’s history. Now he doesn’t spend too much
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When are Republicans going to stand up for the American people and defend the Constitution instead of this president and administration?
