Republicans, and have been for many years (by their own admission), which is why they are popular with GOPers. The point is, they are an outlier.
whether you look at the list, or not. Please note, I acknowledge that possibly they could be right, but I don't really think they are.
Honestly, whether you agree with me or not is immaterial. I know that the Don is your guy, and i really do marvel at your willingness to stand by him even in the face of what seems to be plain-as-the-nose-on-your-face evidence that he is way out of his depth, to put it as generously as I can.
Has any president ever before had two national security gurus turn him down for the job of NSA? If you need to know more than that, then I accept it is beyond my powers of persuasion to reach you, IMO.
Let's just both sit back and enjoy the spectacle of this finely tuned machine as it keeps humming along.. while we still can.