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  You uh, don’t have to. Y’all know that, right? Go free, Republicans, free!
context: The fact that they have to navigate this at all is proof that whatever they do next is disingenuous.
  A batshit loonball attempted a violent coup to seize power, he’s being investigated for high crimes against his own country and they’re deciding how much is the right amount to suck up to this guy. 
  Zero, guys. It’s supposed to be zero. >
  
  They will all crawl back on their knees to him, the permanent orange rings around their mouths glowing. >
  
  Cowards, all of them >
  
  Republicans are struggling to navigate an increasingly complicated relationship with former President Trump, who has emerged from the midterms in arguably the weakest position he has been in but who remains deeply influential among the GOP’s conservative base. >
  
  They got what they asked for..... >
  
  Until Trump cannot run for office, he's very much a problem for everyone. >
  
  This is the problem with cults.  When it turns out the false messiah is flawed, half your constituency is still clinging to him anyway. 
  The biggest problem here is that Trump was always damaged.  Presidency made him worse. >
  
  Republicans sold their souls to Trump, publicly and flagrantly, because they thought he was a winner and they were not.  Then he lost.
  They deserve the fix they are in. >
  
  “There’s gotta be some deference for President Trump, even if you’re in the camp that wants to move on.”
  And therein lies the crux of the GOP.  
  The GOP has always known that President Trump was bad for our country and our democracy. But due to a lust for power and control, they have looked the other way for the last several years.  
  In the end, unless they have the moral fortitude to do what they need to do — and let’s be clear, they’re politicians so they don’t — the Republican Party will never move away from Trump, the most corrupt president in American history. This is the Republican Party. >
  
  Or you can all just dump him at once