'Despicable toady’ – and 2028 candidate in all but name

Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman turned Democrat, said: "He's absolutely risen to the occasion: he's a thoroughly despicable, dishonest toady for Donald Trump, and he's doing it wonderfully. 

"He's the clear frontrunner because he's utterly shameless and he's done and said everything that Trump wants him to do and say. He's done a great job and positioned himself to be the guy."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/jd-vance-profile-trump-presidency

'The calls are coming from deep inside the MAGA house'

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/narvNYwrTqg

 

Trump slams ‘lack of loyalty’ after pardoned Democrat says he won’t change party

Henry Cuellar launched House re-election bid as Democrat days after Trump pardoned him over bribery charges…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/07/trump-henry-cuellar-pardon-democrat-reelection-texas

 

7 signs Trump is losing his groove - POLITICO

The president has faced a series of brush-offs and brushbacks that threaten his aura of invincibility...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/18/donald-trump-epstein-vote-00654761

 

Qualified attorneys don’t want to work at DOJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2zF_pkKWgk

The Next Conservative Civil War Is Coming - POLITICO

Prominent members of the conservative legal movement have been publicly speaking out against Bove's nomination, arguing that he would be more loyal to Trump than the rule of law. That in turn has sparked a backlash against Bove's critics from Trump allies eager to install a new set of judges who may be less tied to the old guard on the right...

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/16/emil-bove-nomination-conservative-legal-civil-war-00405837 

 

New Rule: Trump Devotion Syndrome | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS0pDwPkR60

 

Rep. Goldman: Congressional GOP is 'Hiding in a Cave'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcwUTl8MFFI

Republican Senators Are Starting to Break Ranks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfh6_GYmQgE

Rachel Maddow on Pam Bondi: Five things to know about Trump's (second) pick fit Attorney General

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igOCeeJmnSw

Democrats wary of attorney general pick’s loyalty to Trump after hearing

The hearing was unlikely to allay concerns held by Democrats that she would be able to resist political interference by Trump given her personal loyalty to him, including when she supported Trump's 2020 election fraud claims and joined his legal defense team at his first impeachment trial. 

That loyalty to Trump has also raised hackles at the justice department, which prides itself on its independence from White House pressure and recalls with a deep fear how Trump in his first term ousted top officials when they stopped acquiescing to his demands...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/15/trump-pam-bondi-senate-hearing

Sen. Schiff Grills Pam Bondi, Exposes Her Loyalty to Donald Trump Over the Constitution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qogLLpuPy4

 

YOU MISSED Trump’s SCARIEST THREAT YET in Georgia...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IyHniwDUcw

The Republican Party Is Over | Robert Reich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-3Wv8s3NAA

Loyalties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96in4M25hVw

These Mormon women in Arizona are losing faith in Trump's Republican Party : NPR

"I remained a Republican until Jan. 6. And then I watched to see how the Republican Party would respond to the events that occurred," Lunt said. "And I wasn't pleased with that. And so I became an independent." 

She noted the issue of abortion is often what keeps people loyal to the party, especially in the church. But a recent church address allowed her to feel like she didn't have to tow the party line…

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/14/1242051595/trump-arizona-mormon-lds-republican-voters

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As Trump targets her husband, Haley asks, ‘Where are the Republicans?’

Her reaction quickly turned to anger — not just at Trump, but at others in the GOP who have said nothing to push back against the former president's weekend screed. "Why is there silence from the Republican Party?" she asked. "Like, where is everybody? ... Where are the Republicans in defense of our men and women in uniform that sacrifice for us and protect our country?"…

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-targets-husband-haley-asks-are-republicans-rcna138367

‘She scares me’: Stefanik’s emergence as Trump’s cheerleader sparks criticism | Republicans | The Guardian

"She scares me in several ways," said Harvard government professor Steven Levitsky, the co-author of How Democracies Die. "Stefanik appears to be willing to go down Trump's authoritarian path wholeheartedly."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/30/elise-stefanik-trump-republican-election

Loyalty, long lines, ‘civil war’ talk: A raging movement propels Trump - The Washington Post

The former president has trounced GOP rivals offering similar policy agendas, boosted by a fervent base that treats him with singular veneration…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/21/trump-supporters-republicans-presidential/

Reporter asks mom going to prison for Jan. 6 if she blames Trump. Hear her response

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj8Z5VHjkOM