Trump fired Kristi Noem today. She is probably wondering why; after all, she was totally loyal, and she followed instructions to the letter. The conspicuous cruelty that was such a big part of her regime came from Trump and Miller; she was just channeling their demand for dominance.
Two observations are pertinent here. First, with Trump, loyalty only runs in one direction. Second, being a faithful servant and doing his bidding got him in political trouble. Someone had to pay, and it sure wasn’t going to be him; he’s a winner, so someone else has to be the loser.
On a mostly unrelated note, Trump is asserting a right to pick the next Supreme Leader. Good luck with that, Jack. That makes about as much sense as the CCP picking the next Dalai Lama.