When I spotted this Washington Post headline, I finally understood what’s been going on with the Republicans: “John McCain still supports Donald Trump, even though he lacks ‘the necessary strategy’ in foreign affairs.”
Here are some other examples:
For a time Illinois senator Mark Kirk said he’d support Trump too. But eventually he decided Trump is “too bigoted and racist for the Land of Lincoln” and “does not have the temperament to command our military or our nuclear arsenal.” This repudiation made headlines for a day.