To expound on this:
What all these Republicans don't realize that if Trump gave the word, they could become enemies of the cult without warning. All this ass kissing won't save them.
How many times have we seen dictators kill their most loyal sycophants?
But the thing is, if they speak against Trump, they will immediately become enemies of the cult, so they have to be on code to defend Trump or be in Romney status in the GOP.