I did not think Mark was the kind of political sycophant who woke up every morning wondering how he could wrest personal advantage from every situation. I felt he was an ideologue, but a sincere one, someone who got into politics to make changes he thought would benefit the country. That said, if the president were reelected, Mark would enjoy the reputation of being the chief of staff who led the mercurial Trump White House through the economic and social upheavals of the pandemic and into a second term.
