Trump causes a Republican identity crisis

Published May 16, 2016 4:01am ET



In the weeks since Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, disenchanted conservatives have circulated a social media meme juxtaposing Marco Rubio, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott standing together with an unflattering image of the billionaire.

“We could have had this,” reads the text accompanying the picture of the Hispanic senator, Indian-American governor and African-American senator campaigning together in South Carolina. “Instead we have this,” says the text near Trump.

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