Sykes: ‘If You Criticize Donald Trump, That’s Political Suicide,’ the Soul of the Party Is ‘in Deep Storage’

WALLACE He chose his ░░░░░░░░ very carefully I got ░░░░░░░░ loud and clear It ░░░░░░░░ a pretty good way ░░░░░░░░ put it isn t ░░░░░░░░ SYKES Yeah but only ░░░░░░░░ he had been warned ░░░░░░░░ all of this Bob ░░░░░░░░ I m glad he ░░░░░░░░ speaking out but it ░░░░░░░░ have been nice if ░░░░░░░░ would have spoken out ░░░░░░░░ and more consistently instead ░░░░░░░░ flip flopping back and ░░░░░░░░ Here we re at ░░░░░░░░ moment where every week ░░░░░░░░ so Trump as the ░░░░░░░░ takes somebody out and ░░░░░░░░ them from a lamp ░░░░░░░░ and says Okay who ░░░░░░░░ to be the next ░░░░░░░░ What other Republican wants ░░░░░░░░ break with MAGA I ░░░░░░░░ we have Martha Roby ░░░░░░░░ into a runoff You ░░░░░░░░ ended Mark Sanford s ░░░░░░░░ career Jeff Flake is ░░░░░░░░ the way out the ░░░░░░░░ A lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ looking around and going ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ criticize the President Right ░░░░░░░░ think about what it ░░░░░░░░ to be a president ░░░░░░░░ it means to be ░░░░░░░░ Republican in a primary ░░░░░░░░ can be a birther ░░░░░░░░ can be associated with ░░░░░░░░ right bigots and survive ░░░░░░░░ win the primary But ░░░░░░░░ you criticize Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ s political suicide and ░░░░░░░░ is the dynamic right ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ I understand that to ░░░░░░░░ the electoral dynamic Charlie ░░░░░░░░ But where are their ░░░░░░░░ SYKES Well in deep ░░░░░░░░ at least for a ░░░░░░░░ But right now we ░░░░░░░░ in an election year ░░░░░░░░ this is a party ░░░░░░░░ s shown itself to ░░░░░░░░ both tribal and cultish ░░░░░░░░ also transactional The transactionalism ░░░░░░░░ basically Look as long ░░░░░░░░ we keep our mouth ░░░░░░░░ or we laud the ░░░░░░░░ kiss up to the ░░░░░░░░ we get what we ░░░░░░░░ The problem is the ░░░░░░░░ tag keeps going up ░░░░░░░░ they keep having to ░░░░░░░░ themselves Okay was that ░░░░░░░░ it Obviously Bob corker ░░░░░░░░ the breaking point but ░░░░░░░░ he s on the ░░░░░░░░ out the door He ░░░░░░░░ not running for reelection.”