Trump’s Death Grip on a Shrinking Party

Edward Luce: “I would rather be Massie than Cornyn or Cassidy. The latter two have consistently voted with Trump, confirmed his most manifestly unfit nominees — Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr, Kash Patel etc — and turned a blind eye to Washington’s sprint into naked kleptocracy. Their loyalty went unrewarded. Cornyn posted a photo of himself reading Trump’s Art of the Deal with the caption ‘recommended.’ He also sponsored legislation to upgrade a Texas highway to a future interstate and rename it after the ‘most effective and influential president of our lifetime.'”

“Fat use those did him. Cornyn can now nurse his self-humiliation at leisure. It is a pity because I think he is an otherwise decent man. Without courage, however, all the other virtues wither.”