I was reminded of a 2019 New Yorker profile of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, by Susan Glasser, in which she quoted a former American ambassador describing Pompeo as “like a heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass.” This image stuck with me (unfortunately) and also remained a pertinent descriptor for much of the Republican Party long after said ass had been relocated to Florida. Senator Scott would merely be the latest in a bombardment of heat-seeking missiles launched from Washington directly at the wide-targeted presidential posterior in Palm Beach.
