and mitch mcconnell spoke to npr essentially saying he didn t hear anything that changes his view. this is what trump ran against. it s trying to have your cake and eating it, too. it s politics without accountability. and they are afraid of donald trump. that s the thing. they are afraid of they have decided that they can criticize him on policy grounds or even potentially on ground of division is ripping our country apart but they can t do it by name and they can t take responsibility for their own role in it. matt miller. and they won t confront the president about that. no they don t want to do that. if they say his name that s confrontational. jeff flake does it. there is a reason he is not running for reflex. he wouldn t have a chance. maybe as a democrat at this point. they know history will judge them hashly. but they have seen the passion of the base gravitate towards defense of trump. matt miller, can you justify