curry favor

Some may be under the mistaken impression that if they curry favor now, maybe they will be spared retribution under a Trump presidency.

The reporting requirements are meant to allow timely public scrutiny over these “behested payments,” which might be an attempt to curry favor with elected officials.

Some may wish to curry favor with Trump, or fear his retribution if they don’t support him.

But as with everything else associated with Trump, the whole project appears to be one part grift and one part vengeance with loyalists already backstabbing each other and currying favor with the Dear Leader.

Right-wing media will be a propaganda arm of the government and some sectors of the media will fall in line, as they will want to curry favor and hold onto their sources.