“COGNITIVE DISSONANCE” are the first (clean) words that come to mind when I hear the word “Republican”.
The Republican party vacillates between greed and fear.
Republican policies are driven by 1 thing. To transfer as much of the nation's wealth to the 1% as possible. These are the people who pay for the Republicans.
The great act of the Republican elected official is pandering to the fear of their base while simultaneously picking their pockets.