Don't forget, Trump is fascist to his core, and that was said by his former Defense Sec. James Mattis, and his former Chief of Staff, Kelly. A fascist believes, not in a Constitutional Republic, not in democracy, but in one person rule, iron rule. Let us see if Trump lets a red state get away with rejecting his domination tactics.
I remember a time in the not so distant past where influence peddling was illegal.