A few weeks ago, Mike Pence did what no other vice president in the modern era has done: He refused to endorse the re-election of the president under whom he served.
When it comes to alumni of Donald Trump’s administration, Mr. Pence is hardly alone; the list of high-ranking officials who worked for Mr. Trump and have implied or outright stated that they can’t support their former boss under any circumstances has grown to an astonishing length.
The list of prominent Republican figures who did not serve under Mr. Trump and who regard him as unacceptable is equally impressive.
More than a fifth of voters in the Republican primaries supported Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina; among many of them, there is intense opposition to Mr. Trump’s presidential run.
So two things are happening at once: The Republican Party is thoroughly MAGA and will be for the foreseeable future, and there is a small but influential number of Republicans who are deeply opposed to what their party has become but not prepared to shed their political identity and join the Democrats.
Persons:
Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s, Pence, Trump, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Liz Cheney, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, ”, Trump’s, Nikki Haley, MAGA
Organizations:
Mr, Republican, Washington Post, Republican Party
Locations:
South Carolina