"When one talks privately to some Republican members
about a president who lurches from tweet to taunt; who, according to
those who have worked closely beside him, is incapable of telling the
truth even in mundane situations; who accepts the word of Vladimir Putin
and rejects the unanimous judgment of our intelligence community that
Russia launched a cyberattack at the very heart of our democracy; and
whose toxic combination of egotism and insecurity distorts the basic
process of governing, they express their disdain and even alarm at how
he conducts the nation’s affairs.
Yet, the same members are reluctant to speak out publicly even in the face of behavior they would find intolerable by any previous occupant of the Oval Office." former Republican congressman, senator and defense secretary.
Yet, the same members are reluctant to speak out publicly even in the face of behavior they would find intolerable by any previous occupant of the Oval Office." former Republican congressman, senator and defense secretary.
