J.D. has eagerly joined the ranks of Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Kevin McCarthy, and the rest who know much better, but hope for a place in ruling oligarchy when they succeed in demolishing our democracy. The Trumpian method, with or without Trump, is based upon, blatant lies, racism, greed, and building a cult mentality that cannot be questioned.
If they want to see how well this has worked for others besides Trump they need only to look at the fortunes of Mike Pence.