"In a much larger number of Republicans, who began to decide for a variety of reasons, whether it was their own political survival or fears of safety, for convenience... said we need to ignore Trump. If we ignore him, he'll go away. A lot elected officials comforted themselves and said, we're not going to stand up agains this because it'll go away if we don't. It gave space for voters across the country to say, "well if our leaders are not speaking out against this, then it must not be so bad." I grew up in Republican politics and have known many of these people for decades. I really did believe if it ever came down to it, you know... when the chips were down, the people would do the right thing. Those people who are enabling this are just as accountable as the former president because he can't succeed without them." - Liz Cheney