.MaddowBlog: The dust-up between former President Trump and Sen. Graham is about protections for insurrectionist rioters.
On the surface, it's difficult to get too excited about the state of the relationship between Trump and Graham, but just below the surface, I think there's a little more to this story.
Part of what's notable is the degree to which the former president expects his lackeys to abandon independent thought. He doesn't care how much sycophantic loyalty they show; if they step out of line, they immediately get the"RINO" label. In 2019, for example, the Republican senator expressed disagreement with the then-president about U.S. policy in Syria. If Graham thought his displays of servility would shield him against a backlash, he was quickly reminded otherwise.It was a notice to Republicans everywhere that Trump effectively sees them as employees, who are expected to follow their superior's lead. As we've, he sees loyalty as a one-way street: It's something Trump expects to receive, not bestow.
But the specifics of this intra-party dispute are relevant, too: This dust-up, after all, is about protections for insurrectionist rioters.this morning that the former president"is increasingly demanding that all Republican officeholders become explicitly pro-insurrection rather than just saying it's time to move on."
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