Trump’s playbook no longer politically profitable to O’Toole

The Donald Trump playbook, coated in racism, and the consistent lamenting of 'cancel culture,' was successful for a time. Not anymore.

Erin O’Toole is not Donald Trump. But when it was profitable, he was willing to turn a blind eye to party members who employ some of the same tactics. Now it’s not, so he’s trying to save face, writes Aiman Akmal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY AIMAN AKMAL

January 20, 2021

On Jan. 17, Erin O’Toole released a statement regarding a thread of criticisms levied against him by prominent Liberals: that he is part of the far right and that, in some respects, he is no better than Donald Trump. In his statement, O’Toole condemned the riot in Wash...

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