Loyalty in the feudal sense was essentially a legal obligation. Loyalty today is something that is given freely - or not. A politician’s loyalty or lack thereof, still matters and it tells a lot about their character.
Trump is right to point out the lack of loyalty from the likes of Reynolds and others, in particular when it’s being withheld, not out of conviction, but because of personal ambition or advantage. Any politician who doesn’t value personal loyalty is not likely to remain loyal to the voters who placed them in power.
Wise post.