Trumpism is a cult or a sect. never seen political loyalty like this

[SummerSnow]

[Achilleaze]

1. repubes are loyal to Dirty Donny* and happy to betray America

Republicans will be remembered as a corrupt cult, or cabal, for betraying America and also the teachings of Christ that they claim to follow.

* aka republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief

[a kennedy]

2. Do The Godfather movies come to mind???

Sure do to me.....

[Towlie]

13. The Republicans reminded me of Goodfellas, when Henry testifies and the defense calls him a "rat."

[Awsi Dooger]

3. Use it to understand the approval rating cannot drop

There are frequent posts around here claiming Trump will drop to 30 or 35% approval. Can't happen. Anyone who knows a Republican right now will understand they will merely dismiss this testimony as nothing...just a liar lying again.

[ffr]

4. They're protecting Fox Entertainment. It goes down. They all go down with it.

Without a 24/7 propaganda outlet, i.e. Hannity and Company, the GOP would be nowhere.

[JenniferJuniper]

8. Hadn't really thought that true, but

it makes a lot of sense.

[Initech]

5. It's "your with us or against us" taken to extremes.

[gelsdorf]

6. I keep waiting

for Mean Gene Okerland to announce the next match. Pro Wrestling to the next level

[TlalocW]

7. If this had been any other republican president

They would have done the same. Republicans put party before country.

When it comes to candidates/leaders, democrats fall in love. Republicans fall in line.

TlalocW

[uponit7771]

9. ... OR ... they're being blackmailed ... I pray its the latter cause the first should get some peopl

... peoples drivers license taken away.

[fierywoman]

11. I think tRump has dirt on them, so they tow the line.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

10. Cult warning signs.

[uponit7771]

14. +1, Cohen is showing some signs of being broken from a cult bubble

[duforsure]

12. Its fascist

Where he wants to have absolute power to do anything he pleases without any consequences, ever. If he's given the power to falsely claim an emergency , it'll quickly be used to have that type of power, and without any possible chance he would be indicted, which is wrong also. Just think he could claim the next election is a national emergency for a made up reason, and do for hmself anything he wants to remain in office, like putin has done too.

[Brawndo]

15. They've always been a cult, but now they've found their messiah

It's not loyalty, it's the obedience of authoritarian-minded people. If you're a slave at heart, a master will always find you.

[Garrett78]

16. His approval rating demonstrates that he has a cult following. It's a straight line.

If you look (via 538) at Trump's approval rating compared with that of his predecessors through their first 2+ years, Trump's approval rating has been incredibly steady. It's basically a straight line. Cult45 is real. It doesn't matter what he says or does.

As for the Republicans in Congress, they have various motivations for standing by Trump, though they all have to do with self-preservation. Being critical of Trump will get you primaried. And if you're beholden to Russian oligarchs or just major Republican donors in general, you defend the brand.

[MicaelS]

17. Sure you have.

It's called a "Cult of Personality".

Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Kim IL Sung all engaged in it.