[kelipso]

Clearly mischaracterizes it as the primary reason for leaving as opposed to one of the things that happened after he left.

[giraffe_lady]

I mean we don't know his motivations but in retrospect he did immediately make a bunch of friends on the right, and align his work with their goals and messaging.

It's a judgement that you can disagree with but as a characterization it does fit the facts.

[kelipso]

Plenty of explanations fit the facts for any given set of facts. That's why politics is so fun.