“Trump is an expert manipulator of people, and the GOP lawmakers who engage in public displays of fealty know that opposing him could mean the end of their political careers. While corruption often works through the promise of material gain, the threat of losing something --your reputation or position-- can be even more persuasive.”
“Trump is an expert manipulator of people, and the GOP lawmakers who engage in public displays of fealty know that opposing him could mean the end of their political careers. While corruption often works through the promise of material gain, the threat of losing something --your reputation or position-- can be even more persuasive.”
Ruth Ben-Ghiat nails it…
“Trump is an expert manipulator of people, and the GOP lawmakers who engage in public displays of fealty know that opposing him could mean the end of their political careers. While corruption often works through the promise of material gain, the threat of losing something --your reputation or position-- can be even more persuasive.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/why-is-the-gop-still-in-thrall-to?r=fqsxl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
She nails it indeed.
Except I don't think those guys care about their reputation, only about their position (and keeping it).