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Trump has repeatedly expressed regret about not appointing people more loyal to him as attorney general during his first term, which was defined in part by the Justice Department’s investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.

"Trump is looking to surround himself with loyalists in his new administration, and there’s no one who’s been more loyal than Musk since he announced his endorsement for Trump," says Prof Gift.

In 2024, it’s also a vision far removed from reality, former President Donald Trump’s conquest of the GOP having been fully actualized, his party critics long since replaced by members of his family and others more loyal to him than the principles, however romanticized, of traditional conservatism.

Author Wills, who wrote "Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence," pointed out to Salon that "Jefferson's was a deeply divided mind" on many issues, from the necessary strength of the federal government to whether he was more loyal to Virginia or the newly-formed United States.

Although her early tensions with the left-leaning insurgents of the Squad made headlines, the longer-term truth is that Pelosi not only came out on top in those disputes but also repeatedly stood up for and helped to mentor some of these same young, idealistic legislators, making them more effective and more loyal to her.