They don't. However, the elite have been pushing the anti-Trump agenda for so long, that they ended up inadvertently creating the monster they were lying about. A literal "boy cries wolf" situation for modern times.

The inevitable overreach of a wounded animal with a bruised ego, will start to fracture the already divided line that has permeated through the culture of the USA.

On a side note, the thing that pissed me off the most was that not a single one of the elites at Capitol Hill had the gall to diffuse the situation. They all ran with their tails between their legs. Leaders should be capable of leading their constituents, yet they all were unable to take charge. These weak, ineffectual "leaders" are severely unfit to be in office.