Stated differently, the GOP leadership lacked the moral courage to end Trump, because their base wants Trump. Watch the PBS Frontline piece.
Trump is also the reason why a record 81 million voters voted for Biden. It will be 88 million in 2024 voting for the Democrat over Trump.
The GOP made their own bed. The GOP Senate had two chances to end Trump at the Impeachment trials, but lacked the integrity to do what their oaths of office required.
Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/lies-politics-and-democracy/