But as photos and social media posts surfaced showing Sanford in a camouflage Trump 2020 shirt that read “Make Liberals Cry Again,” and a Trump-Pence sign still visible on his front lawn just months ago, the political implications became harder to ignore.
So far, Republican leaders have said nothing.
Not silent, I had someone freaking out in my office today saying “dammit! Hes one of us!” with the most disdained look on his face. People died and dude is only talking about how its once again his team that did it.
Translation: “Dammit, we can’t use this as an excuse to start our Maga Civil War. I hope we have better luck with the next mass shooting.”
Talking about how it impacted him personally. Very conservative.
Did he question his life decisions or worldview afterward, or immediately go back to not giving a single fuck about the people who died because it made his cult look bad?
I think we can all assume the answer to this. I’ve given up on being hopeful for positive change.
As a brown guy I was thrilled to find out he was white.