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Something youve probably picked up on during the last few cursed years is that Donald Trump demands complete and total subservience from everyone in his life, the kind generally reserved for the relationship between a man and his dog. No oneand we mean no onecan ever cross him and God help the person who even entertains the idea of leveling the absolute mildest criticism, even if said person has historically treated him like an emperor king. So it wasnt surprising in the slightest that after Senator Lindsey Graham suggested that maybe it wasnt a great idea to dangle pardons for the violent rioters involved in the storming of the Capitol on January 6, the ex-president completely flew off the handle, accusing one of his most loyal followers of being a RINO and not knowing what the hell hes talking about. Nor was it surprising that his eldest son, clearly angling for a fatherly pat on the head because thats how sad their relationship is, has joined the pile-on.

Appearing on Newsmax on Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. offered that while he like[s] Lindsey and thinks hes a funny guy, hes got a good personality, in the Senate hes a RINOin terms of government, in terms of those things hes going to roll over every time and thats unfortunate because well be right on the issues and so many Republicans and the weak establishment Republicans will roll over each and every time. I think we need to elect people that wont do that. Unfortunately, the Senate is filled with a lot of Republicans that way now. I just want to make sure we bolster and help those who are actually going to fight for conservative values, not talk about it in sound bites and then roll over and die when theres actual pressure.

Just so its clear, according to Junior, Graham isnt a real Republican because he thinks people who waged a violent insurrection that left five people dead in the hopes of overturning the results of an election should not be let off the hook, or that other people considering similar acts should have it put in their heads that theyll be able to get away with it. Which, according to Donny, is going against conservative values, for which Graham and others like him should apparently be voted out of the Senate.

(Incidentally, as many have pointed out, Donald Trump may be a Republican now, but hes reportedly changed his party at least five times over the years, so the RINO disses are extremely rich.)

Anyway, wed like to say the Trump attacks will cause Graham to rethink his fealty to the family, but thats about as likely as his dead friend rising up from the grave and saying, Hey, why the f--k arent you defending me to this clown? Last week, the GOP lawmakersaidin an interview that hed spent the whole weekend with Trump and suggested that he was all in if the former president should make another run for the White House. He will be the nominee in 2024 if he wants it. Stay tuned, Graham said, adding: From my point of view, theres nobody thats going to beat Donald Trump if he wants to run.

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