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Anatomy of a speech: how does a Republican leader say no to Trump?

the Guardian·George Chidi·19 days ago
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How does a Republican leader say no to Donald Trump? How do they criticize the US president’s policies without facing a social media riot, or losing their career ? As the party scrambles to redraw key congressional districts after the supreme court effectively gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act that prevented racial discrimination, all eyes turned this week to South Carolina. But in a 45-minute address to the state’s senate, Republican majority leader Shane Massey rejected Trump’s demands to redraw its congressional map . Laying out his case, Massey made clear on Tuesday that he was addressing three audiences: his colleagues in chamber, Republican voters in his state, and the president himself. Democrats – whom he described as “crazy” and “hateful” – were not the intended audience.…

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