None of the researchers in my lab go to conferences in the US anymore (there is remote participation since covid).

There might be a few shortcuts in the message but the general idea remains: the connection between liberalism and authoritarianism makes sense.

They already suffered from his shitty actions, he did not become a terrible person overnight.

Good point ! 😆

I suspect Capitol Hill is just not where Trump voters live, so they did not have the opportunity to go there easily. Also he is not a great speaker and he is just another old white male president, no one assumed it would be an opportunity to attend to a historical event.