One of the things that these sort of intimidation tactics, as well as the corporate boycotts against people who leave the Trump administration, is to make public the leverage and intimidation tactics of the Swamp.
People often wonder why what seemed to be genuine conservatives arrive in DC and quickly turn into Swamp creatures.
This is why.
The Swamp offers the carrot (easy riches) as well as the stick (economic career punishment if you defy them).
Unless conservatives coming to DC have their own business that liberal and Swamp boycotts can’t touch, they are going to be poorer after they leave than when they arrived.
I live here. Believe me. Genuine conservatives don't come to DC. They shouldn't. There is nothing for them here. Bill Buckley wrote that he kept NR headquartered in NY rather than DC because no ideas come from DC. It should have been a warning.
I didn't heed it, but I have an excuse, and I get to do some truly conservative things here in DC. But I don't know anyone else who has that luck.