particular evangelicals, who were talked about this, with whom we've spoken, in the new york times has written about, and tim alberta has written entire book about. they are believing this line about, i'm being prosecuted for you. you and i talked about this, we start seeing these things. and i thought, why would anybody believe this? because nobody else is being prosecuted. they made the connection to jesus christ dying for their sins, and donald trump being prosecuted for them. and it is working. >> reporter: i believe it's been strongmen, because they believe in him. that is the import of the cult of personality, the leader colten all of this. once people bond to the leader, and believe that he has moral reason to be in power, and then religious institutions enable him by saying, oh yes, he was placed there by the will of god. so there is a moral rationale. there's also emotional bonding.