The main thing to grasp about the Trump advisers pleading for less coup talk is that their concern about his election lies has absolutely no moral component whatsoever. jonathanchait writes
Senator Lindsey Graham with his owner, Donald Trump. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock History will record the Republicans who threw their lot in with Donald Trump as a gaggle of crooks, opportunists, throne-sniffers, and willing authoritarians. But every person is the hero of their own story. And the story Trump’s hangers-on have told about themselves all along has cast their service to the 45th president as a noble sacrifice on behalf of party and country.
The main thing to grasp about the Trump advisers is that their concern about his election lies has absolutely no moral component whatsoever. Their sole concern is that, by emphasizing his message that the election was stolen, Trump will inadvertently discourage the Republican base from showing up in the midterm elections.
As a solution, the advisers are attempting to steer Trump toward more conventional Republican talking points, which they have branded as “fresh” and exciting,” in contrast to the putative staleness of Trump’s ongoing campaign to subvert the republic. Trump “has received advice from several corners of his orbit to deliver a forward-looking speech featuring fresh lines of attack against President Joe Biden and bold references to GOP policy priorities,” reports CNN.
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