The supervisor/manager doesn’t want someone who knows more working under them. Puts their position into question. It’s better for them to hire someone who makes them look vital.

It’s rarely about time but rather energetic resources - whether mental or physical. Most of us have the time, but not the energy to maximize it.

This makes me think of the sunk cost fallacy. I figure they are so heavily invested at this point that they are doubling down. If they don’t have Trump to back their views, they might realize being a bigot isn’t cool.

This gave me the same visceral reaction as nail-based torture scenes in movies.