It’s Trump’s party — for now

By W. James Antle III

Published June 13, 2018 6:12am ET

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It’s Trump’s party — for now — President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018, as he heads to Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base. Trump is heading to Florida where he will spend the weekend at the Mar-a-Lago estate. | (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

First it was Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Then it was Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. Now it is Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C.

Clashing with President Trump is the quickest way to the exits for a Republican lawmaker who represents red-state voters. This is despite the lingering movement of conservative opposition to Trump that invites these politicians to assert their opposition to a president who lacks their shared history fighting for conservative principles.

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