“I happened to watch Donald Trump’s performance in front of that crowd in Washington, D.C, and not for the first time I came to the conclusion that it’s not necessarily ideology that has people enraptured to Donald Trump. So, my question to you is, in the larger sense the former Republican Party, if it’s not ideology what enthralls them to the extent that they lack the courage to stand up against someone who is literally trying to overthrow the existing American government?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of Washington Post opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin during a Morning Joe conversation that followed former President Trump delivering a speech in his first return to Washington since leaving office. Listen to Rubin’s response here.
Jul 27, 2022