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By the time Doechii brought out SZA to perform the remix of “Persuasive” on Saturday afternoon, one of the darlings of L.A. hip-hop label Top Dawg Entertainment already had a tight grip on her audience.

These volunteers have completed weeks of training, where they learned skills including how to disengage from a tight grip and respond to a knife attack.

Mr Burns told attendees he saw no evidence Mr Putin's grip on power was weakening, while Sir Richard added: "Don’t ever confuse a tight grip with a stable grip."

The late Sumner Redstone made sure the company, formerly known as Viacom, had two classes of stock, allowing his family to keep a tight grip.

Whether their interventions will sway Republicans is far from certain, given the tight grip that Trump and his wing have on their party.