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Should the Trump Administration Do to the Democrats What They Did to Him?

In the tug-of-war in the GOP, the best bet is to follow the voters.

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President Trump at a campaign rally, October 29, 2024, at Allentown, Pennsylvania. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
F.H. BUCKLEY
F.H. BUCKLEY

There’s a tug-of-war going on right now between two factions in the GOP over President Trump’s cabinet picks. On one side, there’s Trump and nominees like Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel. On the other, there are a few GOP holdouts in the Senate. The difference comes down to one word: payback. Should the Trump administration do to the Democrats what they did to him? 

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F.H. BUCKLEY
F.H. BUCKLEY

Mr. Buckley is a Foundation professor at George Mason University's Scalia Law School and the author of ‘The Roots of Liberalism: What Faithful Knights and the Little Match Girl Taught us about Civic Virtue,’ published in 2024.

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