The wake immediately following Jan. 6th. Top Republicans denounced Trump. Trump threatened to take his base and form a third party, which would destroy the GOP. All the GOP leadership fell back into line. Today. according to Carl Bernstein, there are 30 Republican congressional members who despise Trump but sing a different song publicly. Desantis, Pence, McCarthy, McConnell and many others would jump with glee when Trump goes away. Publicly they are very quiet. They are scared of him.