And because Trump doesn’t know how to grapple with all of that, he simply asserts that Vindman is a “Never Trumper” operating in some extra-legal capacity. He has passed an extensive NSC background-check. Here the president is trying to discredit an Army lieutenant colonel who works for him. Then she should meet with the other Never Trumpers, who I don’t know & mostly never even heard of, & work out a better presidential attack! Tell Jennifer Williams, whoever that is, to read BOTH transcripts of the presidential calls, & see the just released ststement from Ukraine. Or President Trump (again) attacking the credibility of an aide to his own vice president and implying that there is a cabal out to get him: Thanks to America is winning again! America First! Sad to see him try and stay relevant when he used to be a “conserative”. Just watched on He has been #NeverTrump since day one. Or Cory Lewandowski attacking Jonah Goldberg: Or Congresswoman Elise Stefanik smearing those who criticized her for her servile performance during the impeachment inquiry: How come they (including the President of Ukraine) found NOTHING wrong with it. There were many people listening to the call. Yesterday’s Never Trumper witness could find NO Quid Pro Quo in the Transcript of the phone call. Here’s President Trump undermining the credibility of Lt. It’s not a category, or a descriptor, so much as an epithet. The unifying thread is that these people and others, believe that Trump represents such a danger to the Republic that it is important to sublimate their careers, their policy preferences, their tribal identities, in an effort to oppose him.Ĭalling people like this “Never Trump” is just a dumbed-down phrase that anyone can repeat when they get overwhelmed by facts. David Frum and George Will and Rick Wilson all come to their antipathy toward Trump for different reasons, none of which was for self-gain. And the truth is, there’s nothing of the sort. I guess that’s the reason why the Trump cult loves it, and maybe partially why journalists use it.īut you ask, why is it intellectually lazy?īecause every time Trump, or his sycophants use the term Never Trump, they imply that those Republicans who oppose Trump are corrupt and those who are apolitical are part of some sort of conspiracy. It’s an intellectually lazy label born of the clickbait media culture. The phrase “Never Trump” doesn’t do justice to Republicans, or former Republicans, or any non-Democrat who speaks out against the lies, immorality, and nefarious activities of Trump’s Republican Party. Republican rhetoric is like rightwing Mad Libs - it’s also emboldening Putin over aid for… So my experiment with “Limited Trumpism” ended and I thought about myself as a “Never Trumper” again because it was already in the public lexicon and because it was a shorthand way to disassociate myself from the stable genius in the White Houseīut to be honest, I’ve never really liked the term “Never Trump” Republican. Instead, we got exactly the same guy who ran for president, only as the commander-in-chief. Or maybe I’m a “Limited Trump,” Republican since I did give the man a chance in the four months immediately following his election. See, I’m one of those “Never Trump” Republicans. But when I tell people I’m a Republican, that’s not quite the whole picture. I worked at the 2016 Republican National Convention and the 58th Presidential Inauguration-yea, Trump’s inaugural. Among other political and media work, my career has consisted of two Republican presidential campaigns, a Republican gubernatorial campaign, and a Republican congressional campaign. There are times that I grapple with how to explain my politics to people.
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