A lot of attention has rightly been paid to how Trump 2.0 is tougher, smarter, and more resolute after being impeached twice, raided, nearly assassinated, and persecuted by an unprecedented, insane legal assault.
But those very same experiences have also emboldened a new generation of staffers now surrounding him inside the White House. Leaders like JD Vance, Sergio Gor, Stephen Miller, and others watched and lived through the same injustices perpetrated against President Trump.
Impossible to explain how much those experiences have shapped everything you're now seeing unfold at breakneck speed.