Power. Some people are attracted to power, and wish to acquire it by any means at their disposal.

This trait is not limited to attractive women. Attractive women are often condemned for using the most immediate means at their disposal (sexual desirability) to increase personal power. What ought to be condemned is acquiring power by harming others

What this woman has chosen to do is acquire power via the current ruling regime. And the current ruling regime is very harmful to multiple groups, including most of the American public at large.

The Mouth of Sauron did the same thing. Go read Tolkien's recently recovered Appendix G: The Mouth of Sauron, No Teeth Baby