In US politics, " Republican in name only " is a pejorative used to describe politicians of the Republican Party deemed insufficiently loyal to the party, or misaligned with the party's ideology. Similar terms have been used since the early 1900s.

Sep 16, 2022 · The apparent contradiction of Trump and his supporters using RINO to refer to politicians who are, by any standard, stringent ideological conservatives, suggests the acronym no longer refers to ideological conformity on issues like tax cuts, border security and abortion, but rather to opinions on the former president himself, Continetti said.

Jun 30, 2024 · The four-fifths of the Republican party is truly RINO as there are five Republican parties.

Feb 2, 2021 · RINO, the pejorative acronym for Republican In Name Only, wasn’t widely used if at all in 1868. But if it were, it would have doubtlessly been applied to the seven senators that voted to...

Republican In Name Only or RINO is a word for people who are in the Republican Party of the United States but believe things and want to pass laws that are different from most Republicans. RINO is a pejorative term, meaning it is an insult that other Republicans or conservatives use for people whom they think should not count as Republican.

Republican Utah Senator Mitt Romney has been accused of acting for the Democrats and a RINO for not supporting attacks on Biden, including an impeachment inquiry headed by the Freedom Caucus. In...

Republican In Name Only — or RINO, for short — is a disparaging term that refers to a Republican candidate whose political views are seen as insufficiently conforming to the party line. The term reflects a broader ideological struggle within the party, particularly among those who identify with more conservative or right-wing factions.

Apr 29, 2021 · It’s ironic that supposedly weak-willed, middling conservative RINOs are named after a mammal with no known predators in the wild. And rhinos possess a few key characteristics that make them ...

Jan 6, 2021 · Though coined much earlier, the acronym RINO — "Republican in Name Only" — came into broader usage in the early 1990s by those on the extreme right to disparage members of the Republican...

Mar 9, 2021 · "No more money for RINOS," former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday night, using the acronym for "Republicans In Name Only," which is what conservatives call Republicans...