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I honestly thought that the GOP was going to keep Trump in check in 2016. The leaders of that party knew, and continue to acknowledge privately, that Trump was an inept, dangerous megalomaniac. I expected Congress' Republican leaders to work together to put limits on his authority, effectively putting the big baby in a playpen so he couldn't wreck the expensive stuff in the house. Like our readiness to respond to a pandemic.
Instead, they let that bull into the china shop and he started throwing hamburgers at the walls. The party has chosen to accept authoritarianism and nominate would-be dictators for President, because that gets them votes. It's not about conservative values. It's not even about their religion. It's all about staying in power, and backing the loudest idiot in the room, no matter the consequences. The GOP will enable autocracy through its pure short-sightedness and by the time they realize they've gone too far, it will be too late.
I only disagree with the statement that the GOP has a cult leader, because that implies the Republican elite care about anyone besides themselves. They remain measured in their criticism of Trump because he's still somewhat popular. The instant he stops pulling in votes, they will shift their fleeting loyalty to the next big thing, and pretend they never liked that other guy, what's-his-name.