They've fallen head over heels for a flamboyant, hypersensitive New York billionaire who has convinced them that he's a populist.The government forcing a private business to do things ain’t “standing up for freedoms.”
The GQP is populist, not conservative. It’s all about indulging the Trump cult in their narcissism. Conservatives used to support private business making their own choices. Now “conservatives” support using government power to impose their will on others because feelings.
To the rubes,
owning the libs > death
You can't make this up. You couldn't make a fictional movie out of it, because it wouldn't be believable.