Republican's "terrified" to cross Trump

*Eric Swalwell, a Democratic representative from California, said his Republican colleagues were "terrified" of crossing Trump not only because of the negative impact on their political careers, but also from anxiety that it might provoke physical threats that could cause personal upheaval and require them to hire round-the-clock security as protection.*

We know from the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband, as well as the attack on the capitol on 6 Jan 2021, that this danger exists.

But that danger does not excuse what they are doing, which is allowing the same menace to engulf and destroy their country. It is their duty to start to resist.

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