Trump Still Controls The Republican Party 

Many theorized that once Trump left office, he would cease to control the Republican Party. Indeed, this theory seemed to be confirmed when Mitch McConnell publicly blamed Trump for the Capitol insurrection on the Senate floor.

Yet, even after losing the presidency by 7 million votes, according to Fact Check, as well as losing the Republicans the House and Senate, Trump continues to have a hold on the Republican Party. 

Just look at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which featured a gold statue of Trump that quickly became the talk of the conference. CPAC has historically featured the biggest names of the Republican party and of course, Trump was one of the speakers. 

In addition to Trump, the other Republican speakers were some of Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters. Some of the speakers included Senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley as well as Representative Matt Gaetz, according to Reuters. 

According to the Texas Tribune, Cruz went as far as to say that Trump “ain’t goin’ anywhere.” 

It seems that Republicans are set to continue support of a president that was impeached twice and tried to undermine American democracy. Is this the new Republican Party?  

The Republicans attempted to strip House Republican conference chair Liz Cheney for voting to convict Trump. Republicans condemned Senator Mitt Romney for voting to convict Trump, and at the CPAC conference, Trump named every Republican who voted, as the crowd booed each politician. 

With the context of not even coming out with a new platform last year,  we can easily say that Republican constituents and politicians are fully content to follow Trump for the foreseeable future.