Critiques unquestioning loyalty to a leader as undemocratic and harmful
The article uses Cornyn’s critique to challenge the expectation of '100 percent' and 'slavish adherence' to Trump, positioning such loyalty as incompatible with institutional roles and checks and balances.
“"There's never going to be good enough for him, other than 100 percent, you know, slavish adherence to whatever he wants. But obviously that's not what the senator's role is supposed to be, especially in terms of checks and balances."”