Former President Donald Trump has gotten what he needed from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee: fealty.
One after the other, his rivals within the social gathering — who’ve, at numerous instances, declared Trump unfit for workplace and a hazard to the nation — stood up on the conference stage to sing his praises and pledge their assist. Most notable amongst them have been Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio and Trump’s decide for vp, JD Vance.
It isn’t as if these one-time critics had been merely disagreeing with coverage. They have been making harsh judgments about Trump’s ethical character and intelligence. Have been all of them fallacious? Or have they swallowed their phrases merely to protect their political ambitions in a political social gathering that has turn out to be a persona cult? It’s nearly unimaginable to imagine it isn’t the latter.
Trump is the Republican godfather, and he insists that everybody kiss his ring. And now, each renegade has returned to the household and touched their lips to the hand that holds the ability.
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