The GOP’s public silence on the reality of Biden’s victory amounts to tacit approval of Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud. But their efforts to maintain a public face of support for the president began to deteriorate on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTDespite the private admissions, there has been no public effort to nudge Trump toward the exit. And baseless claims about election fraud have filled conservative media without any rebuttal from Republicans, potentially undermining the Biden presidency before it even begins. “And Senate Republicans are responding to him the same way they always do: Ignore him and focus on the Senate calendar.”“But there’s no guarantee this works out well for Republicans.”___Follow Lemire on Twitter at http://twitter.com/JonLemire and Mascaro at http://twitter.com/@lisamascaro
