They are all too scared of him because they aren't really there for public service, they are there for a powerful job that each wants to keep. Lots of influence and insider trading going on. Trump threatens to "primary" people he doesn't like - meaning Musk will spend millions to promote another candidate in their district at the next election time and they're out. (Think of what happened to Liz Cheney after she worked on the January 6 hearings. They funded a competitor in Wyoming who knocked Cheney off of the ballot.)

I agree, it is pathetic. Catastrophic.