I have long believed Donald Trump's political career was over on January 7, 2021. I also believe that it will take the Republican Party awhile to realize this. Slowly, the unraveling continues, but next year we will see the great unraveling as more people realize the anchor he is to the party and threat he is to the nation.
More Republicans feel license to condemn Trump for his actions. But, for many years, I have been asking Republicans what is scary is you do not know what you will have to defend next week, next month or next year. I first started saying this to elected officials BEFORE the botched pandemic handling and BEFORE his bogus election fraud claim and seditious actions.
What will be future surprises for the elected officials? If I asked this question a few weeks ago, would Republican elected officials know they would be rationalizing Trump's hate-mongering comments the past week? Would they be worried about one of his attorneys being found guilty of threatening and demeaning election workers? Would they be worried Trump is expected a huge civil fine for defrauding lenders?
Take this to the bank. We know a lot about what Trump is facing next year. But, there will be embarrassing things he will do that his sycophants will have to defend that have not happened or have happened, but have not yet been discovered. This phrase scares even the most ardent of supporters - you don't know what he may have already done that you will have to defend.
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