President Donald Trump has a loyalty problem. Actually, he has two of them. The first concerns where his own loyalties lie. Consider these questions: Has he been loyal to the oath he took to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution? Does he respect the separation of powers and the limits on his authority as president? Does he understand that his role is to look out for the interests of all Americans, not just those who voted for him? Or that his mission as leader is not to build self-aggrandizing monuments or to use his position to lavishly enrich himself and his family? We all know the answers. Trump’s second loyalty problem involves his expectation of absolute loyalty from those in his orbit. During his first term, Trump’s cabinet and other political appointments didn’t work out as he had hoped. Rather than offering unequivocal fealty, many of these appointees pushed back against his proposed policies, or whims, and ultimately either resigned or were fired. In his second term, the president has been determined to not repeat this mistake. This time, his inner and surrounding conce