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11. History is unlikely to say much about Trump followers other than the insurrectionists.
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 02:13 PM
Feb 2021

History says little or nothing about followers of some of the worst presidents ever -- Harding, Buchanan, etc. It focuses on the events of the presidencies. Frankly, as it should.

I doubt there will be much said about the 43 individually simply because Trump was acquitted. I think it's more likely that the acquittal will be viewed in more general terms, as an egregious failure by the GOP to do the right thing.

As others have said, neither Trump nor the 43 would care, because self-interest is their primary driver.

Beschloss has covered this to some degree. He said that it's difficult to predict how future historians will view events because detail gets lost and priorities change. Regarding Trump specifically, he said someone may find good things about the Trump admin that aren't obvious in the context of the current generation, but that Trump can't change the record, so covid and the insurrection are likely to be the primary focus.

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