A Republican U.S. representative dropped his reelection bid after revelations about a sexual relationship he had with a staffer, but the GOP still can’t address the real elephant in the room.

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, announced on March 5 that he would not participate in a primary runoff for his seat after members of his own party, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, called on him to resign. It came a day after Gonzales admitted to having an affair with Regina Santos-Aviles, his former aide.

While it’s good that Republicans are acting swiftly to condemn Gonzales’ actions, it’s astonishing that the party can take such decisive action while excusing the actions of President Donald Trump, who was found liable of sexual abuse and whose relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is hardly being called into question by the party. The same man who once bragged about "grabbing women by the p---y" yet was elected by a party that claims to be about protecting women.

The same week after Gonzales paused his campaign, Trump was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in files released by the Federal........

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