President Trump crossed a line with his supporters over the weekend by taking cheap shots at Republican politicians. Trump taking low blows is not new but the nature of these attacks over the Epstein files at people who were loyal to him shocked his base. He chastised Congressman Thomas Massie for remarrying after his wife died and continues to take shots at Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a traitor to her country. What did they do to cross him? They promote the America First campaign to compete with MAGA and continue to speak out against Trump’s foreign policy. But the truth is: if you cheered Trump when he used this style against others, you always knew it could come for you. Political proximity doesn’t grant immunity. Marjorie Taylor Greene herself appears to recognize this. She told CNN she is “sorry for taking part in the toxic politics” of the past. There are two ways to read this moment. The glass-half-empty view: Trump’s rhetoric was always going to turn inward. That’s the nature of following a personality-driven movement. The glass-half-full view: Republicans are finally doing something Democrats could not do: criticizing their own leader when he betrays the people who elected him. That openness has created unexpected opportunities for realignment. Representative Ro Khanna says he welcomes “MTG voters into a new populist coalition that is antiwar, anti-corruption, and focused on reducing costs for the working class.” So now the question is simple: Do we use this moment to finally tear down the veil of partisan politics, or do we retreat back into it? The post Trump Turns on His Own And the Partisan Veil Starts to Rip appeared first on Redacted.