Impeachment Trial Puts Trump Back on Center Stage [View all]

[DonViejo]

February 8, 2021 at 9:48 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Wall Street Journal: “Republicans are for the first time in four years living without fear of presidential tweets inviting primary election challenges, or having to comment on his often controversial pronouncements. “Members definitely don’t miss it,” said one GOP Senate aide. Some Republican lawmakers and strategists are privately hoping that Mr. Trump’s exile from Twitter might make it easier for the party to move on from him to focus on the policy issues at hand—and on countering Mr. Biden.”

“But the start of Mr. Trump’s trial this week not only has kept the former president at the forefront of the Washington agenda but also means Senate Republicans face another public test of their loyalty to him, with their base voters watching closely.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/08/impeachment-trial-puts-trump-back-on-center-stage/