
This retiring Republican just handed more power to Donald Trump
CNN
Ohio Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez's retirement announcement made national headlines on Thursday night as he savaged former President Donald Trump and the GOP complicit in his continued status as its leader.
"I don't believe he can ever be president again," Gonzalez told The New York Times of Trump. "Most of my political energy will be spent working on that exact goal." Of the broader GOP, Gonzalez said. "politically the environment is so toxic, especially in our own party right now."
Which is absolutely true!

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