None of the 2024 aspirants rejected or denounced his comments. They silently assented to his rewriting of history, thereby proving critics’ point that they are complicit in the Trumpification of the GOP and its attendant racism, xenophobia and web of lies.
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All of this is to underscore the profound spinelessness of most Republican elected officials, certainly those with presidential ambitions. They enabled Trump for four years. All but one GOP senator voted to acquit him in the first impeachment trial; all but seven in the second.
Interviewers do not press Republicans to explain their silence — if not active involvement — with regard to the Big Lie. They do not grill Republicans on why they still kiss the ring of the man who set off a riot
One would think we are long past time that the media hold Republicans accountable for their ongoing enabling of the former president. Don’t hold your breath. Faux balance and moral obtuseness remain distressing features of mainstream coverage of the parties.
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