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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump Loyalty Index —Our new database reveals that more than 85% of elected Republicans who have been in Congress throughout Trump’s term have largely stood by him through seven crises that would have crushed most politicians.
https://www.axios.com/always-trumpers-republicans-axios-on-hbo-f4a866a6-03a8-4632-b92b-47f79607ef01.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
The index, built over the past year, shows in empirical terms the intense loyalty Trump commands.The top 5:
• Rep. Glenn Grothman (Wisc.)
• Sen. David Perdue (Ga.)
• Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.)
• Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.)
• Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas)
https://www.axios.com/always-trumpers-republicans-axios-on-hbo-f4a866a6-03a8-4632-b92b-47f79607ef01.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has criticized Trump for all seven crises. Others who have most often been at odds with Trump:• Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.)
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
• Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah)
• Rep. Will Hurd (Texas) https://www.axios.com/always-trumpers-republicans-axios-on-hbo-f4a866a6-03a8-4632-b92b-47f79607ef01.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
Trump's biggest Twitter cheerleaders — Positive tweets about Trump by elected Republicans in Congress who have held office throughout his term increased 161% between the first 60 days of the Trump administration and the same 60-day period in 2020.
https://www.axios.com/trumps-biggest-twitter-cheerleaders-511fb930-4a80-4e12-bff0-d0ae2a2e2abe.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
In an interview with #AxiosOnHBO, Sen. Kevin Cramer — one of Trump's most loyal allies who comes in fourth in the index — repeatedly defended the president's response to the coronavirus pandemic. https://twitter.com/axios/status/1315854047405056001
Axios' @juliet_bartz joined the Axios Today podcast this morning to talk about her research in putting together the Trump Loyalty Index and why it matters. Listen: https://www.axios.com/axios-today-podcast-republican-loyalty-trump-d44e80a3-b009-4590-b20c-07aa625011ac.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
For more, check out the full episode of #AxiosOnHBO and explore the Trump Loyalty Index on the Axios app to see where your representatives fall: https://axios.page.link/HBO
