‘Intestinal Knots’: GOP Lawmakers Want Assurances Trump Isn’t Going to Throw Them Under the Bus This Time

“The puppies who’ve not been around him are in a state of glow; the senior members are in intestinal knots, waiting to see what happens. Because you don’t know what he’s going to do,” one longtime GOP member told NOTUS.

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Former President Donald Trump dances after speaking at an election night watch party. Alex Brandon/AP

Donald Trump has never been known for his ideological consistency.

During his first term, Trump showed little reservation with reversing himself on issues ranging from health care and immigration to entitlement programs and LGBTQ+ rights. He even publicly trashed an omnibus spending deal, and the lawmakers who voted for it, as he signed the legislation into law.

More recently, Trump has flip-flopped on issues like a TikTok ban, marijuana legalization, vaping, the filibuster, cryptocurrency and the State and Local Tax deduction.