”In 2016, it was fun to watch Republicans recoil from Trump’s gaucherie right up to the moment his grip on the base began to take hold, and then like magic, they were Trumpers! The same thing happened after the January 6 assault on the Capitol… Some Republican members of Congress…denounced Trump’s attempted authoritarian takeover. Then suddenly, the magic kicked in, and they were in the cult again, swearing allegiance to Trump… —Lucian K. Truscott IV https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/has-the-gop-turned-into-a-trump-cult #trump