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When President Trump blamed “both sides” for the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Republicans jumped over themselves to denounce his comments. Speaker Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney, and Senators Marco Rubio and Cory Gardner publicly chastised the president. Inside the White House, some of his own aides considered resigning.

My, what a difference two years make.

Over the weekend, Mr. Trump told four freshman Democratic congresswomen of color to “go back” to the country they came from. Today, at a “Made in America” manufacturing event at the White House, Mr. Trump defended his remarks, accusing the current House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, of using racist comments, and letting loose with a long rant against the four congresswomen.

And this time, the vast majority of Republicans said… nothing.

As the 2020 election looms, one political reality is only becoming clearer: This is Mr. Trump’s Republican Party.