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Republicans' devotion to Trump pits them against democracy, history – and reality

The supreme court tersely rejected a bid to overturn to the election result but much of the GOP is rallying to the lost cause

On Tuesday, the US supreme court delivered a devastating blow to Donald Trump’s dreams. A terse one-sentence order left the president even more desperate than he was at the start of the day: “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.”

The three justices whom the president appointed to the highest court failed to rescue him from the voters’ verdict. When he needed them the most, the persons that Trump called “my judges” were not his.

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Source: Elections - theguardian.com


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