Thread by @RachelAzzara

1. Weak take, ⁦@ChrisCuomo⁩. This is spinning off ⁦@ChrisChristie⁩ justifying the #GOP’s blind loyalty to Trump because Dems stood by Bill Clinton - also a bad take.

Cuomo: This is why Trump supporters shrug off lies - CNN Politics apple.news/A9Vq6dDeORFmKs…

2. This isn’t to say partisanship, poor behavior, even corruption isn’t a both-sides problem. It is. But, a zero-sum interpretation is ridiculous. We have never had a POTUS that was as corrupt, unethical, untruthful and unhinged as Trump.

3. The normalization of Trump has come through the sheer onslaught of his scandals and the Groundhog Day manner the media has afforded him. The same shocking revelations and behavior discussed each time like it’s new - an endless norm-shattering Ferris Wheel.

4. To imply that somehow Clinton, Bush, and Obama somehow numbed the electorate so much to corruption that Trump doesn’t make a ripple is utter nonsense.

5. To imply that because Democrats defended Clinton over lying about a personal sexual relationship gives a pass for the GOP to defend Trump for pathological lying, hush money payments, financial crimes and countless ethics violations is also ridiculous.

6. This is like saying you lied about eating the last donut, so I’m justified in robbing a donut store and shaking down the owner for a monthly grift. Give me a break.

7. The reality is that GOP leaders continue to protect Trump because they don’t know how to get out of the box they’ve trapped themselves in. They, along with Trump’s base would rather watch the country be destroyed than admit they made a grave mistake.

8. GOP leaders would have to admit the unsavory behavior they’ve engaged in to protect Trump to a base that is not ready to accept they fell for a con man. Leadership isn’t stepping off that ledge of their own accord - that doesn’t mean their eyes aren’t open.

9. It’s not just GOP leadership, but also conservative media. They’re smart enough to see the writing on the wall, but are they going to kill their ratings by being the one to tell his base they were duped by the Emperor with No Clothes? I don’t think so.

10. No, at this point they are all-in. It’s not because they don’t “expect better”. It’s plain old pride and self-righteousness tumbling around in a bias confirming echo-chamber fueled be desperate GOP leadership and conservative media. Don’t add to this nonsense.