The Lou Dobbs news reminds me of an absurd anecdote I was once told during the Trump era: When the government shut down over Trump's demands for border wall $, there was a tense Oval Office meeting bc Trump was hemorrhaging support from Republicans as the shutdown dragged out.

Aides were huddled around the Resolute desk when Bill Shine, the former Fox exec turned comms director, declared, "We've lost Lou Dobbs!" Everyone in the Oval grew quiet and were confused by the outburst, even Trump. Shine said Dobbs was even turning critical of the move.

Trump, totally dismissive, told Shine to tell Dobbs off the record that he was going to declare a national "f-ing" emergency, and it would be fine.