Changes in election finance (Citizens United, failure to enforce other laws, letting PACs coordinate closely with campaigns) have made it clear there's a differ

Changes in election finance (Citizens United, failure to enforce other laws, letting PACs coordinate closely with campaigns) have made it clear there's a difference between "voters" and "constituents". Voters put someone in office. Constituents are who the officeholder serves. Special interests, or even single oligarchs can now finance campaigns, and become the officeholder's constituents after the voters elect someone to office. Musk and other oligarchs are Trump's constituents, they financed his campaign, donated to his inauguration, generally provided emoluments. Voters, having put Trump in office, are no longer important. They have no current leverage. Trump now acts in his constituent's interests.