My RedState colleague, Brandon Morse, has started the ball rolling regarding Republican/Right-wing Never-Trumpers. In his column, he states that “the Never-Trump "right" has no shame.”

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I totally agree, and I would like to add another point to this debate.  

I can’t tell you how many times I have talked to some Never-Trump Republicans – several are acquaintances of mine – and the debate always goes along the same lines. I bring up a political topic having nothing to do with Donald Trump (I avoid the subject around them, for obvious reasons). The Never-Trump Republican turns whatever that political discussion is focused on into a soliloquy about how uniquely evil Donald Trump is, always claiming he is a “fascist” and/or an “authoritarian” who is/will abuse the government and Constitution. I argue back, pointing to his actual (first) term in office, where Trump was none of those things. The Never Trumper ignores my argument and doubles down. Then, I turn the tables on him by pointing out that both Presidents Obama and Biden are far more truthfully labeled as “fascists” and “authoritarians” who have abused the government and the Constitution, yet the Never-Trump Republican is still going to vote for Biden (and later Harris).  

Then, the Never-Trumper ignores my argument again and triples down on his TDS.

So, let me underline this point further – Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden, both together and separately, have undeniable records as presidents acting in an authoritarian/fascistic manner contrary to the U.S. Constitution, using the machinery of government to help their own interests and their own political party (and its members) and to attack the Republican Party and conservative interests.  

Here are just some examples:

For the above reasons, it is hard to take the Never-Trump crowd seriously when they preach about Donald Trump being a uniquely fascistic and authoritarian figure yet have nothing to say about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s actual records.  

I encourage all my readers to make this point when next they are stuck debating a TDS-afflicted Never-Trumper Republican. Just don’t be nasty about it. (I am not encouraging violence here.)