The 2016 legislature, esp Senate, was still mostly the "GOP old guard" and wouldn't have put up with this. But they're either gone, or "converted" to avoid Trum

The 2016 legislature, esp Senate, was still mostly the "GOP old guard" and wouldn't have put up with this. But they're either gone, or "converted" to avoid Trump's direct retribution (now even more powerful as backed by Musk's reach and dollars), which is no joke.