I’ve been struggling to understand the Republican Party for quite a while, but watching conservative lawmakers trip over themselves to say President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom is the most important issue facing America? Well, it’s got me thinking the cheese has fully slid off their crackers.

The pro-ballroom fervor erupted after an armed man tried to get into the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at a Washington, DC, Hilton, where Trump and most of his Cabinet were glad-handing with the journalists they despise. The man, accused of targeting Trump and other administration officials, was stopped by security, thankfully, and arrested.

One might think the reaction to this disturbing event would be to figure out how the person obtained guns and got that close to a sitting president. What could the president’s security team have done to better secure the hotel, knowing there were such high-level U.S. officials in attendance?

Trump's ballroom obsession has reached a fever pitch

But instead, the response from Trump, his administration, GOP lawmakers and the right-wing media ecosystem has been: THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD HIS BALLROOM!

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said April 27: “We........

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