The election is over. Trump isn’t running against Hillary Clinton anymore. Americans are no longer faced with the awful choice of either pulling the lever for an unfit candidate or voting for someone who has no chance of winning. If there were ever a time for Republicans to show some backbone, to tell their president that some conduct is out of bounds, it’s now, early in his first term, when he has time to turn the page and put his past misconduct in the rear-view mirror. Instead, the desire to cozy up to power, the desperate need to win each news cycle, and frantic efforts to rationalize and justify their own moral compromises mean that people continually choose to enable the president’s worst conduct.
Actually, Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse from the moment he denigrated John McCain's service to this country.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he spoke ill of Megyn Kelly.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he mocked Serge Kovaleski's disability.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he cast aspersions on Carly Fiorina and Heidi Cruz's physical appearance.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he said Ted Cruz's father was involved in the plot to assassinate JFK.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he cast aspersions on Judge Gonzalo Curiel's Mexican heritage.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when the Hollywood Access tape came out.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he besmirched the Khans, a Gold Star Family.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he lied about thousands of Muslims cheering the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he heaped praise upon Alex Jones.
Republicans should have been standing up to Trump en masse when he refused to condemn David Duke.
Don't get me wrong. There were honorable exceptions like Ben Sasse and John Kasich. But most Republicans who criticized Trump still supported him last November. What does Trump care if Marco Rubio criticizes him for his remarks against Judge Curiel, but ends up supporting him anyway?
If Republicans weren't willing to stand up to Donald Trump en masse during the election what makes David French think they will be prepared to put their newfound power on the line to stand up to Donald Trump now?
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