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Thanks tRUMP's Deplorables. 
Clearly, those too ignorant or vengeful to comprehend the dangers of a Trump administration beforehand bear some responsibility.
But far greater shame belongs to the Republican congress and senate (prior to this month’s elections) for allowing, enabling, protecting and supporting Trump and his acolytes and advisors (Bannon et al) unswervingly during his first two years in office.
Things were horrible for the American people from the get-go in January 2017. Shredding the ACA. Threatening mere political opponents with prison. Granting pardons to right-wing convicted criminals. Refusal to denounce neo-nazis. All the Putin public ass-kissing. Calling the free press “the enemy of the people.” Jacking up the debt to hand a gift to the wealthy. Ignoring or denying science. And a daily spewage of lies so outrageous that it must be some kind of record for an American president.
In the face of these and other atrocious anti-American behaviors, there hasn’t been one single peep from the Republican Party at large. By all appearances, they love this monster. He’s THEIR monster, and they allow him pass, after pass, after pass.
Republicans turned a blind eye and deaf ear regarding Trump’s Russia collusion, his criminality in numerous monetary and political arenas,, and his attacks on the nation’s traditional democratic processes. At what point did all this become acceptable to the Republican Party? They’ve been on the wrong side of things for a century now, but Trump is a quantum-jump into unending disasters, whether diplomatic, economic or social. But even that fact isn’t enough to push Republicans to say, “enough, Trump is hurting America, he must go.”
Party before country? It’s pretty damned obvious. 
