At least he didn't split after the fact. Depending on how much of an asshole he is with maga's, I'd cut him a little slack here. If he's one with the big lie then Fuck him.
Gianforte’s absence prompted critics to compare him to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), who left the country for Cancún, Mexico, when Texas suffered through the deadly winter freeze of 2021. Unlike Cruz, though, Gianforte left before the emergency began.