That Republican elders dare not alienate the ex-president’s fanbase shows how fully he has shaped the party in his image
she should run again.’ These are very transactional and tactical approaches but nonetheless they are approaches that these people are willing to do to survive in a war with Trump.”He added: “There is no Republican party. It’s just Trump. It is only about his desires and his political power, his political goals. If you told the average Republican elected official, you have to cut off your arm to get an endorsement from Trump, they’re going to ask you for a saw and some Band-Aids.
Since then he has swatted aside every legal controversy, including last month when, as Trump became the first former president to face criminal charges,that the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, had “weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump”. Other Republicans went further in expressing their fealty to Trump. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida told reporters: “That jury’s a joke. The whole case is a joke.” Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina added: “When it comes to Donald Trump, the New York legal system is off the rails.” Former vice-president
She added: “As long as they’re sticking with Trump, I do believe that the leaders of the Republican party will also stand by Trump. Regardless of what they say behind his back, they’ll stick with Trump.”
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