You might think all Republicans value loyalty to Donald Trump over loyalty to the country. However, a few Republicans like Bill Barr and John Bolton want you to know that they value loyalty to party above all.
Except that this is the very definition of the triumph of tribalism over patriotism. Frankly, it’s stupefying that erstwhile intelligent men like Barr and Bolton would take such a manifestly untenable and foolish position.
After all, with fire-and-brimstone indignation, they condemn all the damage Trump has done to America and warn he would do even more if given the chance. Yet, with Stockholm Syndrome-like inclination, they concede they would vote for him again if he’s the Republican nominee in 2024.
But everyone knows Trump’s nomination is practically guaranteed. Not least because the members of his MAGA cult compose the majority of the Republican Party. This is why the only real question is why Republicans like Barr and Bolton would rather vote for a Republican they know is wholly unfit than for a Democrat who is clearly much more so.
The only explanation is a Republican motto that has morphed from loyalty to country over party to one that says: My party, loyalty to country be damned!
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