Inside the cult-like psychology that keeps Trump allies loyal

Inside the cult-like psychology that keeps Trump allies loyal

After President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Salon's Amanda Marcotte — in a biting article published on March 6 — argued that she "excelled in debasing herself to please her boss" only to get fired anyway. Noem, Marcotte observed, even altered her physical appearance to please Trump. But in the end, according to Marcotte, Noem's loyalty was rewarded with a firing via social media.Marcotte revisited the subject of M…