The New York Times’ article written by Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman, listed on the MSN homepage as: “Analysis: How Trump took over the GOP” and entitled “Fear and Loyalty: How Donald Trump Took Over the Republican Party”, dated 12/21/2019, questions how Donald Trump became leader of the Republican party. That question is clearly posed and a long list of personal and sinister forms of bullying on Trump’s part, as well as damage to Republican politicians who opposed Trump’s tactics and/or decisions are examined. Sadly, the article doesn’t answer its own question. The factual answer follows.

Trump was duly elected to the office of President. Presidents are the leaders of their parties. How sinister is that? I know. It isn’t.

What you see in Martin’s and Haberman’s article is the simple, but devious, sowing of bovine fertilizer to fertilize bovine fertilizer. Somewhat redundant, it seems an odd endeavor for anyone attempting to write something useful. Who knows? Maybe writing something useful wasn’t their goal. What could their goal have been?