So Does That ‘R’ Stand For Republicans — Or Russians?

The following article by Gene Lyons was posted on the National Memo website July 24, 2018:

Donald Trump is shown on video monitors as he speaks live to the crowd from New York at the RNC Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 19, 2016. Credit: Mario Anzuoni, Reuters

How long do you suppose, before the initial “R” signifying “Republican” is also understood to mean “Russian?”

Let’s assume that special counsel Robert Mueller produces strong evidence that shady GOP campaign officials such as, say, Paul Manafort, conspired with Russian operatives. What would it take for your Trump-loving brother-in-law to transition from “witch hunt!” to “thank God Putin saved us from Hillary Clinton?”

Three days? A week?

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