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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans in congress are getting their life boats ready.
They will not go down with the Trump ship. They will save themselves. What Trump just did in Syria got their attention. When the Democrats start their investigations and the Mueller report comes out everything will change. Trump will become pure poison to them.
calimary
(81,441 posts)Theyre just like trump. Theyll do whatever benefits them personally. If they think its no good for their own ambitions to stand with trump any longer, theyll flip. So far, theyre trying hard to ignore reality, but they might have to face it soon enough.
Denial runs REALLY deep. Marianas Trench deep. The deeper it is, the harder it is to climb out of.
MineralMan
(146,325 posts)when it comes to getting into those boats.
Mitch McConnell will lead the way.
bluestarone
(17,025 posts)Blue Owl
(50,490 posts)Turbineguy
(37,364 posts)MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)tableturner
(1,683 posts)It's too late for them to save themselves. They cannot erase their blind support after the fact with a last minute exit.
Plus, those who were most in Trump's pocket, the deranged defenders like Nunes, et al, I do not think were doing it for the benefit of this vile president. I think many of them fought so absurdly hard, in such a buffoonish manner, because they also are in danger of prosecution if everything is exposed.