They lie about everything. Every single thing - that is all they do. I can see the echoes of those lies in my local paper's (Seattle Times) comment sections. The ICE defenders who say that they don't understand the problem, everything is being done by the book. The anti-immigrant whining. Lies!
What he is saying and doing is fascist - so this kind of performative propaganda is like a snowman complaining about how water gets frozen into crystal form.
Why do people believe she has changed? She wants power and control and she clearly believes that taking a different approach is the way to keep people voting for her. She is Fetterman in reverse.