The Republican Party base still loves former President Donald Trump, even though he was soundly defeated in his re-election bid and his unpopularity cost his party control of both chambers of Congress.
Atlantic columnist Adam Serwer writes that there’s a simple reason the GOP base still loves Trump despite being ousted from office after just one term: They saw him as a punishment for all the people in America whom they hate.
“Trump was not a successful president,” Serwer contends. “But as a form of punishment, he was everything conservatives dreamed of, and they loved him for it.” Continue reading.