Extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene are the real face of the new Republican party | Lloyd Green

Trump is out of office, but his spirit lives on. The rage and resentment of his base will define the party for a long time

Republicans in the House of Representatives remain enthralled to Donald Trump and fearful of his base. On Thursday, 95% of the chamber's Republicans refused to strip the freshman member Marjorie Taylor Greene - a gun-brandishing, hate-spewing, conspiracy-monger - of her committee assignments. The deadly aftermath of the 6 January insurrection changed nothing.

Trump is out of office but his spirit lives on. The anger and resentment of the Republican rank-and-file will likely define the party's trajectory in the coming months and years. QAnon is now a pillar of the party, as much as the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, may disavow knowledge of its existence.