Where does Texas fit in Donald Trump’s Republican Party? During the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, a number of Texas Republicans expressed discomfort with the shape of the convention. Complaints ranged from policy—the party’s new Trump-approved platform watered down the stance on abortion and contains no reference to the national debt—to aesthetics, namely a speech given by Amber Rose on the convention’s opening night. Rose works as a rapper and model, including on OnlyFans. She sports a face tattoo. She’s the kind of person who would not have been let into the building a few decades ago. “Donald Trump and his supporters don’t care if you’re Black, white, gay, or straight,” Rose said on stage. “It’s all love.” Later, the convention stage featured…
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