1. “I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler."
–JD Vance, now Trump’s vice president, in 2016

2. Trump “lacks the character and moral center we desperately need again in the White House.”
–House Speaker Mike Johnson, now an unwavering Trump backer, in 2015

3. "He's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot ... He doesn't represent my [Republican] party ... You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell."
–Sen. Lindsey Graham, now a major Trump backer, in 2015

4. “I will go anywhere and speak to anyone before I let a con artist get a hold of the Republican Party. … Donald Trump is everything I taught my kids not to do in kindergarten.”
–Sen. Marco Rubio, now Trump’s secretary of state, in 2016

5. “I think he has been insulting to women. I think this may be Mr. Trump’s peak moment.”
–Rep. Elise Stefanik, now a major Trump backer, in 2015

6. “What former President Trump did to undermine faith in our election system and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power is inexcusable.”
–Senate Majority Leader John Thune, now a major Trump backer, in 2021

7. Trump “is a pathological liar. He doesn't know the difference between truth and lies. He lies … practically every word that comes out of his mouth.”
–Sen. Ted Cruz, now a major Trump backer, in 2016

”Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without all three, we have no shared reality, and democracy as we know it - and all meaningful human endeavors - are dead.”

~ Maria Ressa ~

'You have to fight for democracy' 🗽
Maria Ressa & her lawyer Amal Clooney

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