Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s former implacable foes have started singing a new tune
This appears to be the new tactic adopted by former foes of the president: butter him up, and he’ll butter your toast. Call it loyalty or egotism, Trump’s penchant for rewarding perceived allies may just be the ticket to former enemies getting favorable treatment by his administration.
“In the first term, everyone was fighting me. This time, everyone wants to be my friend. Maybe my personality changed, I don’t know.”
“They’ve come a long way, Meta.”
Trump has shown signs of softening under the outreach by Zuckerberg, Bezos, and the others, meeting with many of them at Mar-a-Lago and listening to their priorities.
Always a fan of a big bash, President Trump has watched approvingly as his inauguration coffers swelled to a record $200 million, eclipsing Biden’s $61 million. Will his legislative agenda be defeated by flattery? Is the president conscious of possible ulterior motives and his penchant for cronyism? That remains to be seen.
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