“His ego, yes, but more importantly, his handlers. They own him completely.”
That is so true. It was the GOPe “Sea Island” consultants that convinced him to run against Trump in 2024. They gave him bad advice to further their own agenda.
By running, he showed his treachery. The ONLY moral path for a republican in 2024 was to relentlessly hammer away at the election theft coup of 2020 and solidify behind restoring Trump to his rightful office.
The opportunistic trash saw it as a chance. The GOPe that undermined Trump for his entire presidency moved in. And now they are only seen as contemptable.