Will Republicans finally stand up to Trump?

Originally published in The Hill

If Republicans hope to survive the 2028 election, they will need to abandon their blind loyalty to President Trump — immediately, publicly and aggressively. Otherwise, many more of them will join the large ranks of just-defeated Republicans who got the electoral boot precisely because most of them were Trump loyalists. 

Abondoning their “blind loyalty” doesn’t mean opposing Trump on everything. It just means standing up to him when he’s wrong on economic and foreign policy, which most Republicans have failed to do for the last two years. 

Even now, there is jockeying to replace outgoing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Some of those seeking the job are asserting they will take on the Democrats. The Wall Street Journal quotes Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as claiming, “I am battle-tested on the oversight front, and I know the Democrats’ playbook.” But what about being “battle-tested” against Trump? 

Read the rest in The Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/6209700-gop-must-abandon-trump-loyalty/

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