How Never Trumpers Fell in Line

Steve Israel: “Pragmatism, compromise and even ideological agility have always been part of politics. But what is happening now is dangerous. The rationalizers aren’t just turning against their own principles; many are turning against fundamental norms of democracy. The constant rationalization has made them unrecognizable. Unlike the Republicans who were Trumpian even before Donald Trump, the rationalizers have forgotten that what they now believe they once made up.”

“So they will stick with Mr. Trump. No matter how damning the facts or clear the evidence, they will defend him.”

“For so many of them, the loyalty is, well, quite rational.”