@GottaLaff i hear you, but I have a slightly different (more cynical?) take on this: the folks who are now publicly defying Trump (by and large… exceptions obviously exist), were out the door anyway because they were old, or facing an election they didn’t think they could win.
They’re doing it because it’s safe and they’re juat trying to save their own reputation, rather than try to save the country by actively defying him from a position of power.