Trump had us thinking mainstream Republicans were moderate. How naive | Emma Brockes

Mitt Romney and his ilk were once critics of the president. But now, when it suits them, they’re backing him again

One unlikely effect of Donald Trump being in office has been a rise in the reputation of more moderate Republicans. In 2012, when Mitt Romney was running for president, he seemed like the incarnation of monied interests – a man who would defend beyond all other principles the right of the American millionaire to be taxed at 13%. He was out of touch, and cynically motivat...