With the exception of a few blue-state Republicans who still need to carve out distance, the GOP’s plan for 2024 is clear: Hug Trump tightly.
"President Trump is no longer just an individual. He is now a symbol,” said Speaker Mike Johnson. “He is a symbol of fighting back against this corruption of our system and the deep state and all the rest.” | Pool photo by Justin LaneSenior elected Republicans across the country are racing to Donald Trump’s side following his criminal conviction — even those who’ve criticized him openly in the past..
It was a striking display of how fully Trump has reasserted his grip on his party as he marches toward a third straight presidential nomination. With the exception of a few blue-state Republicans who still need to carve out distance to hang on to their seats, the GOP’s plan for 2024 is now clear: Hug Trump tightly and make the most of the base’s fury over his conviction, betting that independent voters won’t be moved.
“This is how we’re going to do politics now?” Rep. Marc Molinaro , whose district Biden won in 2020, wrote after the verdict. “This is a perversion of our justice system. The leading contender for the presidency doesn’t belong behind bars.” In addition to Bragg, Jordan is calling on Matthew Colangelo, who helped prosecute the New York case against Trump, to appear for a hearing on June 13 before his subcommittee that party leaders formed at the beginning of this Congress to investigate GOP claims of “weaponization” of the government.
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