Republicans Are Fleeing Trump Because He Threatens The System That Protects Them

Trumpism was fun and games during Russiagate, but not now Republicans are being targeted by Trump’s rabid mob.

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by Ben Cohen

After Donald Trump won the GOP primary in 2016, Republicans across the spectrum spent the next few months figuring out how to justify their support for him. It was a tortuous affair that saw “family values” conservative Christians get behind a man accused of sexual assault and rape by 19 women, cheated on his wife with po…