Republicans quit trying to rein in Trump after ‘lynching’ tweet Some GOP lawmakers defended the president, while others simply declined to criticize him.

Many congressional Republicans are done trying to defend Trump after he said he was the victim of a lynching yesterday — but that doesn’t mean they’re trying to rein him in, eitherhttps://t.co/jp9LDLgrpk

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