«“If you call yourself a patriot but you believe that it is your obligation to only praise or only worship your president, then you must not be a patriot of this country,” he said. “Because leader worship is how citizens behave in nations that aren’t free.”»

Well, ok… a thin thread of commonality, I guess.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/politics/cpac-trump-maga-republican-party.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WlA.Ru4R.t6YkEnaY48fg&smid=url-share (gift)