Will Trump’s supporters assess him honestly?

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When a candidate is elected to higher office based on grandiose promises and reneges on many within the first 72 hours, voters get nervous. We have yet to see that from President-elect Trump’s supporters. When, if ever, will their rose-colored glasses be removed? Will Republicans hold our party to the same standards we expected from Democrats under President Obama, or are we a bunch of hypocrites as well?

Most of the “Never Trump” crowd now wishes him the best of luck. I may not like him, but I’m hopeful he will surround himself with qualified individuals and succeed. Given his enormous learning curve, I’ll give Trump a honeymoon period. However, these first two weeks have been worrisome.

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