This time, people looked around and collectively asked:
“Hold on… aren’t these his people?”
The first shockwave reportedly came from Senator Graham, often viewed as one of Trump’s most reliable political companions.
Normally the two seem politically attached at the hip, like the kind of duo audiences assume automatically travels together.
But this time Graham came out swinging, describing the situation as something close to “a war fought for nothing.”
Political observers immediately started hearing imaginary dramatic music in their heads.
Then before people had fully processed that surprise, Senator Cruz arrived.
And Cruz apparently decided subtlety was overrated.
His criticism suggested that if things ended in this direction, Trump would essentially be setting himself up for embarrassment.
At this point social media probably looked like thousands of people rapidly refreshing pages while whispering:
“Wait, wait, WAIT… Cruz too?”
The drama meter had already entered dangerous territory.
