Trump loyalists are "lost to us", at least for now:

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You could take this tweet, substitute a few words, and it would completely apply to trying to convince most religious people that they are being conned.

(By the way, I highly recommend @SethAbramson for really good analysis and research on Trumpism and the Mueller investigation. Can't tell you how often I hear "breaking news" on TV that is very old news to me, thanks to Seth, who is both a journalism prof and an attorney and former criminal prosecutor. On top of that he's a writer, and so can communicate very well -- a rare combination that's perfect for following the complicated twists and turns of the Mueller investigation).