By May 2022, Rich Logis was deeply entrenched in the MAGA movement. He held bylines at Fox News and The Federalist, sponsored local Trump groups, hosted a MAGA podcast, and even attended a private event at Mar-a-Lago. Yet the first fractures were already forming in his fierce allegiance to Donald Trump. The cracks first surfaced with the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Logis, a father of two young girls, hearing stories of parents burying their children felt personal.