Even after Vladimir Putin's brutal attack on Ukraine, some Republican elected officials have been cozying up to Putin and to far-right nut-jobs in the United States. Every party has a Tin Foil Hat Caucus, of course, but the current GOP lacks leaders who are willing to rein in the wackos and keep their party from heading down a rabbit hole.
Republicans haven't paid a big price so far, but playing footsie with extremists is unlikely to end well. For the GOP's critics, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–Ga.) is the gift that keeps on giving. Last month, Greene spoke to the America First Political Action Conference—a group that's popular among groypers (young, white-nationalist trolls).
