From Jon Perr at PERRspectives:
But if Donald Trump’s temper tantrum was completely predictable, so too were the milquetoast responses from the GOP’s best and brightest. Vice President Mike Pence rejected the idea that POTUS has put the separation of powers at risk, feebly remarking, “I think the American people are very accustomed to this president speaking his mind, and speaking very straight with them.” As for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who last year could muster only “I’m willing to say that Donald Trump is a different kind of candidate” during the Curiel outrage, offered only platitudes Sunday, such as “it is best not to single out judges.”
Of course, there’s no mystery for the Republican refusal to condemn Trump’s not-so-thinly veiled threats toward Judge Robart. As it turns out, judicial intimidation has been a time-tested Republican political tactic for years.