And yet, for several hotly debated reasons, they changed their minds and jumped aboard the Trump train.

Critics, however, aren’t so sure.

To be fair, the reasons given by some of Trump’s former haters aren’t exactly convincing.

Donald Trump photographed during his meeting with Prince William

Senator Lindsey Graham, for example, used to be one of the divisive politician’s most vocal haters.

[…] You’re trying to use me to get to Trump.

I’m not playing that game."

Tulsi Gabbard arriving for a metting with Sen. Bill Hagerty

A solid dodge, but hardly an inspiring defense.

She was previously a congresswoman and served in the U.S. military before that.

They agree with the absurd proclamation that his conduct was ‘perfect,'" (viaUCSB).

Elon Musk photogrpahed on stage

But the honeymoon didn’t last long.

The Space X CEO turned to X again to announce, “[I] Am departing presidential councils.

Climate change is real.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vsiting “The Story With Martha MacCallum” at Fox News

Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world,” (viaThe Verge).

And yes, this post was also eventually deleted too.

It took a few months, but RFK Jr. eventually caved.

Ted Cruz photographed at the  Conservative Political Action Conference

He went on to applaud MAGA’s plans to restore America’s optimistic outlook for the future.

However, many political analysts believe thatRFK Jr.’s praise of Trump shows that he shares his weak backbone.

However, before this bromance, they had a bitter rivalry.

JD Vance photographed at the  at the Republican National Convention

Both men even got into a very fifth-grade argument about whose partner was better looking.

He then announced on Facebook that he would be voting for Trump over his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

This was the beginning of Cruz’s gradual transformation into a MAGA soldier.

The next day, Cruz publicly apologized on Fox News for his harsh words.

Immigrants, Muslims, etc.

Lord help us."

His past remarks, however, weren’t forgotten.

An anonymous tipster revealed Vance’s old posts, forcing him to scramble for damage control.

And I ask folks not to judge me based on what I said in 2016."

Though this excuse sounded more like playground drama than political reasoning, Vance ultimately got away with it.