Here is how Republicans always deal with a controversial move by one of their leaders: 1. Someone says or does something awful 2. Media and defenders of said someone say it didn’t happen and make 1,000 excuses 3. They blame the left of doing the exact same thing 4. Say what said someone did was real, but wasn’t as bad is it seems 5. Say what someone did is actually reasonable 6. They fully endorse the horrible behavior 7. Try to forget on or make the horrible behavior a part of their identity