prototact

This is part of the tactic “have the cake and it eat too”. He did his government tour to gain favor with Trump but damaged his brand, and now is just providing friendly opposition to capture the MAGA crowd that does not like the debt ceiling going up while trying to repair his image. It also aligns with the general chaotic energy that floods the news with meaningless drivel that occupies working memory of adults.

Basically just herding the sheep.

This has been done in Austria for example, where they utilized crime groups to infiltrate the secret service and stage a coup so now it’s controlled by Russian agents. So it’s not really a question, it’s should be more about the how not the if.