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To back Trump or to steer clear?

14 June 2023

5:05 AM

14 June 2023

5:05 AM

Republican politicians face a conundrum in Donald Trump’s indictment that reminds me of a scene from Pride and Prejudice. Confronted with the prospect of marrying the loathsome Mr. Collins, Elizabeth Bennet’s father tells his daughter, “An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents.

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