Should the Trump Administration Do to the Democrats What They Did to Him?

In the tug-of-war in the GOP, the best bet is to follow the voters.

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President Trump at a campaign rally, October 29, 2024, at Allentown, Pennsylvania. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

There’s a tug-of-war going on right now between two factions in the GOP over President Trump’s cabinet picks. On one side, there’s Trump and nominees like Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel. On the other, there are a few GOP holdouts in the Senate. The difference comes down to one word: payback. Should the Trump administration do to the Democrats what they did to him? 

Over the last eight years the left threw honesty, fairness, and a concern for the rule of law out the window in their effort to destroy Trump. They recognized that, unlike prior Republicans, he was an existential threat. A George W. Bush would get along and go along but Trump wasn’t like that. He knew all their tricks and he called them out. And so they threw out the rule book.

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