Trump built his brand on championing independent thought and punishing party lockstep — then systematically primaryed out every Republican who dared disagree with him, including libertarian Thomas Massie who questioned spending and foreign wars. The man who claimed to drain the swamp created the ultimate loyalty machine where dissent gets you erased. Trump didn’t just win; he became the authoritarian party boss he pretended to fight.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas-massie-loses-republican-primary_n_6a0cb942e4b0ceb40d47e8ba