Congressional Republicans have found themselves in a situation where “they have no choice” but to side with President Donald Trump, regardless of whether it will drag them down in the midterms. This is according to new reporting by Puck published Wednesday, in which a Republican strategist revealed the “Stockholm Syndrome” that keeps GOP lawmakers chained to Trump. As Huck reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell explains, “In the past, unpopular presidents have given candidates leeway to criticize them if it will improve their odds. This is not the case for candidates under Trump. According to Caldwell, the source spoke on no uncertain terms about the “Stockholm Syndrome that has gripped the party,” saying, “They have no choice.