We all know this administration is more than willing to reward "red" states and punish "blue" states. There will always be an administration official on hand to claim the incredibly transparent vindictiveness of this administration is actually just regular government business devoid of animus. No one believes these officials, of course. And the officials mouthing...
MAGA is built on a fundamental lack of the internal protective quality that warns us when we are debasing ourselves.
Trump supporters talked themselves into believing his first-term failures meant he was bluffing. His second term is proving they were wrong about that.