"So this time, loyalty to him, fealty even, is an overriding consideration, and we've seen from the flurry of executive orders today that there's been a lot of preparation, including from outside bodies like [Conservative think tank] the Heritage Foundation and others contributing to the policy development."
"So in many ways, he has the equivalent in democratic terms of unfettered power, at least for the next two years, and he seems to be determined to use it."
"The reality is there is no Democratic party resistance movement [and] that has been the most surprising element that has been obvious over the past few days,"Mr Hockey said.
"He thinks tariffs are paid by other countries, they're not, they are paid by American consumers,"Mr Hockey said.