Among the myriad perplexities of Trump's second term is the question of how his appeal has managed to survive his knack for bending and breaking rules, laws, and social mores and traditions. By common sense and experience, we would expect that people who disobey the rules will tend to experience negative consequences-this, after all, is one reason rules are established in the first place, to guide people's behavior toward cooperation and fairness, thus enabling social functioning.
Earlier this year, a passenger on a flight to Pittsburgh filmed a video of Fetterman getting into an argument with the pilot about wearing his seat belt in a way that was visible to the crew.