David Ignatius: It’s Important To Have Pushback on Things that Trump and DeSantis Have Been Saying That Are Harmful to the Party

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IGNATIUS: "Well, this is the first big mistake, I think, that DeSantis has made. It is interesting he got called on it right away, and aggressively. A lot of the voices, Republican members of the Senate who were silent about Trump’s excesses, spoke out loudly, as you say, people like Lindsey Graham, who seems ready to support anything Donald Trump says. But when DeSantis made these comments about Ukraine -- bam! -- very strong response I think that was significant. I’d be encouraged, if I were the Ukrainians, that there’s broader support in the Republican Party for sticking with it. Certainly, the people watching this race most carefully, right now, are the Russians, who wonder, 'If we just last it out, if we get through to a Republican president after the 2024 elections, is this over? Do we get a pass?' Listening to Ron DeSantis, you’d think, yeah, if Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump wins, you do get a pass. So, I think it was a big week. The pushback was important. Sure would like to hear those people push back on some other things that Trump and DeSantis have been saying that are harmful to the party, but this was a start."