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  Putin has obviously made a huge investment in the GOP, the answer to how, where, when and by what method, remains to be discovered.
context: Did we not see the same Speaker vote? Trump, the person, is now a separate entity than the MAGA ideology. HIS hold might not be as strong but the MAGA ideology is still there and raging on. >
  
  And MAGA is just a continuation of the Tea Party/Contract with America/Morning in America/etc. bullshit. Trump has always just been a symptom and the GOP has always been the disease.
  That said - holy fuck, Merrick Garland do your fucking job and treat this symptom. >
  
  Treat the disease...if at all possible. This “cancer” is destroying your country.... >
  
  The Republicans want Trumpism without Trump, but don't want to be the ones who openly get rid of him. >
  
  Fucking spineless simpy sycophants, all the way down... >
  
  Hes not crazy enough for them anymore. That says a lot. >
  
  He didn't hurt the right people! >
  
  Whilst I am glad about this and have schadenfreude, I worry what fascist will replace him. >
  
  Probably ron desantis >
  
  Ugh!  I hope not. >
  
  
  Donald Trump's grip on GOP slipping
  
  "I want to especially thank President Trump. I don't think anybody should doubt his influence." - Kevin McCarthy, Jan 6, 2023 >
  
  Small hands too weak to keep his grip… >
  
  Putin's grip is just as strong though. >
  
  House Republicans don't want to hear this. They're still in love with Trump. >
  
  It’s slipping because they are starting to figure out they no longer need Trump to push a fascist agenda. >
  
  They just refreshed Trump's influence in the House. >
  
  Got nominated and only got 1 vote. Refreshed indeed. >
  
  Remember Greene running all around the floor with Donald Trump on the phone to secure votes?
  Remember McCarthy thanking Trump? 
  Remember the House is still full of Republicans who say Trump won the 2020 election? >
  
  He doesn't have a way to directly address the country like he did from 2015-2021 when he was dumped from Facebook and Twitter, and the media don't cover him constantly like they used to. If any of that changes, this could turn around. The base is still selfish and racist. >
  
  He has his Twitter account back but choses not to use it. >
  
  He wants everyone to use Fashbook or Untruth or whatever the fuck his shitty social media scam is. >
  
  Most likely he won't use anything other than Truth because in his head that would be admitting Truth sucks. If we are lucky he will never use Twitter again. >
  
  He needs to be put in jail and then everyone can stop talking about him. >
  
  He's becoming irrelevant. That would just make him a martyr and a cause to rally around basically forever. >
  
  I’d argue the GQP is addicted the trumpism. Like an addiction; they may be aware it harms them, but they keep going back. Reason left the party ages ago. >
  
  it never had any, at least not since the 'southern strategy' >
  
  It's ridiculous for some people out there to think that Trump can win in 2024 when he couldn't even win in 2020. >
  
  It all makes more sense once you realize they are following orders from Putin, who only hopes to sow division in America.
  Otherwise, it is obviously outlandish.  The kompromat is real