Sorry to break it to you, folks, but we're screwed. [View all]

[kpete]

Here is why:



https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/819531791530917889


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By abandoning even the pretense of congressional oversight, Republicans are leaving it almost entirely to reporters to scrutinize Trump’s ethical and legal conduct. But as he demonstrated on Wednesday, he has no misgivings about slandering news outlets (or any institutions really) that reveal unflattering things about him.

And the same polarization that makes him broadly unpopular, but enduringly popular with GOP voters, will insulate him from the political consequences of scandal. The result is that Trump will be able to operate with impunity for the foreseeable future. If he becomes so reviled that Republicans are no longer scared of him, they might finally arrest the damage—but we’ll have to wait until then to know the full toll.

https://newrepublic.com/article/139813/trump-exactly-monster-feared-republicans-enabling