Aren't these merely code words ("reliable" and "trusted") indicating that he can be controlled - and manipulated - by the RINO Republican leadership, that he will do their bidding as payback for their support?
That essentially means nothing more than that he will not stand on his fundamental beliefs - if he has any.
Literally, "the pot calling the kettle black" in real life.
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