No need to be insulting. Republicans have high principles, the RINOs use them for toilet paper.
And how many of those Republicans who have high principles do you think are currently in Washington D.C. right now? Is it 5% of the Republicans? 10%? 15%?
I don’t know, but I do know it’s not anywhere close to the majority. Or if it is, they sure as heck don’t show it and sure as heck don’t fight for those principles.
Face it, the guys you call the “RINOS”, at the national level control the power, messaging, and brand of the Republican party today.
With that said, I could easily make a case that the biggest “RINO” of all is actually Ted Cruz, because he’s anything but what the RNC presents as what a Republican today is supposed to be. You can also probably put Mike Lee, Jim Bridenstine, Mark Meadows, Louie Gohmert, maybe Steve King into that group. And probably some others that I don’t pay as much attention to or don’t get the attention of those others.
So yeah, while I’m not a Trump supporter, I don’t so much care whether he’s a “true Republican” or not. Not what the RNC is trying to pass off as what a true Republican is supposed to be anyway.
Now a true conservative or a true constitutionalist is a different matter altogether. Those guys we need.