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Carville offers blunt advice for Trump officials trapped in political doom spiral

Loyalty Is a Costume in TrumpworldThe Real Power Sits at the TopJames Carville’s point is not subtle: in Donald Trump’s second administration, the people surrounding him are not described as guardians of policy or principle. They are described as people trying to survive him. The source is a discussion of a new book and Carville’s prediction that Republicans will start turning on Trump as the political cost rises. That is the frame. The sharper frame is simpler: Trump holds the institutional power, and everyone around him is acting under the shadow of that power, not directing it.Careerism Is…

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