Suckup Olympics: The Flattery That Got Trump Appointees Their Cushy New Gigs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

90% : "Donald Trump is a style icon!"Miller went on to reference Trump's fashion during his years as the central figure on NBC's The Apprentice -- a show that featured Trump, then just a New York real estate mogul and socialite, largely dressed in typical business suits.
72% : "Perhaps nobody has been as steadfast in their support of Trump since 2022 than Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who's often pointed out that she was the first lawmaker to endorse Trump's re-election bid.
54% : Zeldin, 44, hasn't been in Congress since 2022, but he's remained a strong backer of Trump -- something the president-elect acknowledged himself this week, calling the Long Island native "a true fighter for America First policies.
48% : Miller, 39, said during a Fox News interview in April that Trump, who famously wears slight variations of the same outfit -- red or blue tie, a blue jacket, and white shirt -- is the "most stylish president" in our lifetimes.
42% : "Among the most polarizing appointments by Trump has been his choice of Tom Homan to be his so-called "border czar."
40% : "Before he made an unsuccessful gubernatorial run in New York, Lee Zeldin was a staunch defender of Trump in Congress.
35% : The sucking up has gone as far as suggesting Trump -- who famously wears the same style jacket, shirt, and tie nearly every day -- is somehow a "fashion icon" who should be added to Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota.
35% : The 40-year-old from upstate New York has only upped the praise of her party's leader throughout this election year, which included her publicly taking back an endorsement for a GOP candidate after he was caught on mildly criticizing Trump on tape in January.
33% : Once considered to be on Trump's short list of VP candidates this summer, Trump has called on the 53-year-old Miami native to be his secretary of state.
29% : "Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has come a long way from being slapped with the moniker "Little Marco" by Trump during the 2016 GOP primaries.
25% : That powerful position may not have been in the offing for Noem without her ring-kissing that went as far gifting Trump a four-foot replica of Mt. Rushmore three years ago that emblazoned Trump's stoic face next to those of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
23% : That was derailed by her bizarre revelation this summer she'd gunned down her family's puppy -- in addition to some pretty egregious lies in an autobiography -- but her unfettered praise of Trump appears to have paid off in the end.
20% : "Earlier in the year, Zeldin drew wide praise for a statement he made criticizing the criminal prosecutions of Trump and likening them to the persecution of Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
9% : In that role, Waltz accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of denying "repeated requests" for stronger Secret Service protection for Trump.Waltz, 50, also spoke at the RNC and praised Trump for overseeing relative peace abroad during his first presidential term.

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