An elemental Force of Nature, that is our President, Donald J. Trump.
Almost every other Republican politician would have folded by now, and taken the crumbs. But remember this about The Donald - he is an American Patriot first, a nationalist second, and only then a Republican, a conversion he came to only relatively late in his life. Does he have conservative or libertarian impulses? Yes, but he isn’t RULED by them, and should any of the libertarian or conservative principles so beloved of the “purists” be in his way, he has no qualms whatsoever about discarding it and running over it roughshod.
Respect the Force, and may the Force always be with you.
“Almost every other Republican politician would have folded by now, and taken the crumbs.”
YES! And that is why we need to be working diligently to ferret out the RINOs ( it shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes) and mount campaigns with good candidates early this coming year. Particularly with respect to the 21 GOP Senators up for re-election in 2020. Included in that number are a bunch of turds in the punchbowl, and for all I know it’s all of them! Ditto for 2022, when there are another 22 seeking another six year stint from the voters. The House is a short-term problem and it has more turnover, but the Senate has far too many “lifers” in it in both Parties.