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A corruption evidenced not only by the self dealing, the fraudulent schemes and “pay to play”...
but also the corruption of spirit, ideals, and the very institutions of government itself.

Long time Republican Peggy Noonan, in. Today’s Wall Street Journal:

The American people expect a certain amount of corruption in government because government is composed of people, and men aren’t angels... But fail on the economy and peace and they’ll see your corruption and be angered by it. And if you give them corruption that is showy and shameless, they will punish you. They will admit to themselves that you are unusually sleazy and moneygrubbing—Bitcoin! Crypto! Charges of pardons for sale! Federal contracts for the companies of the sons! PLS WIRE AMEX 100K SOONEST!—and they will turn on you. In this regard most of all, this White House drove the Republican brand into the ground.

wsj.com - Trump is the author of the ruin

My favorite line in the piece is that Trump is casting about, blaming everyone but himself: It was Fox News, it was RINO Greg Abbott, it was because he wasn’t on the ballot.

Noonan replies: It was you, Fredo.

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