‘We’re just attacking members of our own party instead of focusing on solving problems.”
Hogan, one of the harshest critics of Donald Trump within the GOP, said he is surprised more Republicans haven’t criticized the role the former president played in the Jan. 6 riots. But he said he recognized many Republicans are afraid of criticizing the former president out of fear that they’ll face “retaliation,” like House Conference Chair Liz Cheney has experienced. “It just bothers me that you have to swear fealty to the dear leader or you get kicked out of the party.
”Hogan spoke up about his desire for the party to break with Trump a few days after Sen. Lindsey Graham said. The events of the past week showed how even though Trump has lost his social media platform, he still has a strong hold on the GOP. “The former president has not only managed to squelch any dissent within his party but has persuaded most of the G.O.P.
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