Those who work for Donald Trump have developed a few strategies for holding on to their jobs, like telling him what he wants to hear and showering him with praise. They’ve also learned that when they go on TV or speak to reporters, advocating cruel policies isn’t enough; they also have to act as much like Trump as possible.
The most pathetic and hilarious example of this strategy was offered by Vice President Mike Pence, who was sitting at a meeting next to Trump recently when, for no apparent reason, the president took the bottle of water on the table in front of him and placed it on the floor.