That's basically my point. The Team R establishment wailed and called for the fainting couch in 2016 when Trump won the nomination. They even called on him to suspend his campaign.
Then, after Trump won, they became his new best friends.. Trump, being weak, stupid and easily manipulated, went along, enjoying the flattery. His administration quickly came to resemble a more dysfunctional Dubya administration in everything but name.
He, or the group around him, have done a good job in enacting many of the neo-con policies.
That's basically my point. The Team R establishment wailed and called for the fainting couch in 2016 when Trump won the nomination. They even called on him to suspend his campaign.
Then, after Trump won, they became his new best friends.. Trump, being weak, stupid and easily manipulated, went along, enjoying the flattery. His administration quickly came to resemble a more dysfunctional Dubya administration in everything but name.