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Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC in Orlando, Fla., February 26, 2022.

Marco Bello

An endorsement from Donald Trump, as Alabama congressman Mo Brooks has learned to his chagrin, is no guarantee against future harsh denunciation.

Trump endorsed Brooks for Senate in the belief that he would say whatever Trump wanted to hear about the 2020 election; then when Brooks faltered in the polls, he humiliatingly unendorsed him.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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