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Bier, of the Cato Institute, said he has been "shocked" by the lack of pushback against Trump's proposal from Republican leaders and members of the conservative legal movement.

"It's unthinkable. It's absolutely a reflection of where Donald Trump has taken the Republican Party and the conservative movement," he said.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's absolutely a reflection of where Donald Trump has taken the Republican Party and the conservative movement

Yes, he took them where they wanted to go. He hasn't had any novel ideas

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 9 points 2 months ago

People need to understand this more.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol the cato institute is backpedaling?

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago