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When the scene is open to the public, you can already know it's all a theater.
Sure, but what play is being performed here? These men are more than powerful enough to go against Trump, yet every single one of them is playing the part of the obedient subject to the mighty king. The message of this bizarre play is that Trump is in charge, that he demands, in return of leaving you and your business alone, acts of what can only be described as public debasement.
That's unsettling for a long list of reasons.
They would lick Trump's feet clean if it meant they could keep their billions.