Dan Pfeiffer: “In the first term, Trump had two types of staffers: incompetent, but loyal (think Seb Gorka) and mostly competent, but not particularly loyal (John Bolton). Most of the more skilled and experienced Republicans wanted nothing to do with Trump and worried that serving in his administration could be a career ender that came with high legal bills and a lifetime of infamy.”
“This time around, more Republicans who pull the levers of power and execute on Trump’s wishes will go to work in the White House and across the federal government. The Heritage Foundation and other Right Wing think tanks have spent years creating lists of Republicans both willing and able to follow through on Trump’s most extreme wishes. The first question in every interview will be about loyalty.”
“The biggest change from 2020 is that the Republican Party establishment transformed into the MAGA party.”
