It works because management is bought into the politician's bullshit. So if another team member tries to call it out, then the manager labels the other team mem

It works because management is bought into the politician's bullshit. So if another team member tries to call it out, then the manager labels the other team member as "hard to work with" (https://lethain.com/hard-to-work-with/ https://lethain.com/hard-to-work-with/) instead of holding the politician accountable.