If Trump gets impeached, and ultimately removed-he can't pardon himself now can he? I'd imagine it'll be impossible for Trump to be impeached, unless the midterms swing wildly D and the Rs grow a spine...
R's growing a spine?
R's need to put their big boy pants on.
Why is everyone so afraid of Donny?
First of all, Trump is almost certainly not going to be impeached.
Second, as I said just a few posts ago...it continues to confuse me that people express surprise that the GOP won't 'stand up' to Trump.
Rs are afraid for their own jobs, not so much of Trump himself. I'm sure many of them can't stand Trump.
But the GOP base is solidly behind Trump; and if the GOP moves against him, their voters will punish them. That's the Rs' primary motive: they want to keep their jobs and a midterm is coming up.
Secondarily, (with the exception of this current trade war policy , which is not in line with GOP orthodoxy, and despite Trump's erratic rhetoric on all sorts of issues/populist positions on some issues during the campaign), he has in fact tried to/implemented most of the policies that the GOP dreams about: super conservative judges, attempts to gut regulation esp the EPA, tax cuts, tried to repeal the ACA and gutted what he could of it, etc.
So I ask you, why WOULD they move against Trump? What would it gain them? (Apart from the admiration of history and a more impressive obituary). What would be their present day motivation to attack him?
This is a sincere question.