A puppy in a closed-for-the-night pet shop.
Years ago, I was walking after I had dinner at a restaurant. I came across a small pet shop and I stared into the window.
Something looked off, and I soon noticed there was merchandise spread all over the floor—it looked like a tornado had hit the place.
Then something caught my eye: I saw a puppy running around the back area of the store. He had somehow got out of his cage and then (with all his puppy energy) completely ransacked the place after the employees closed up.
That is how I feel many Republicans have been acting since Trump was elected: many of them went nuts with no thoughts of what would happen after the four years was up—similarly, actually, to the idiots at the Capitol on 1/6.
Puppies are a hell of a lot cuter than human traitors, but regardless, that story comes to mind when I think of how the GOP has been acting since Trump was tossed into our White House.
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But what they don't seem to understand - which most of us do - is that Trump's aim has been to keep the job permanently! He's come out and said as much! 
And your story reminded me of a vet office where I used to take my cat and dog. Their "greeter" was a sweet and friendly orange tiger cat who was also a paraplegic. He met people and pets at the door and I was told he chose to sit with the sickest pets. And he had the ideal home given his health issues since he had several vets there to care for him. 
However, his weakness was when he was there after hours, he'd rip into bags of food and eat himself sick. So poor Prince finally had to be caged overnight just to save him from himself. Lots of clients brought him gifts, but the rule was that it couldn't be anything edible. 
So, we'll have to cage these GOP criminals to save them from themselves. 
for a deeper point, but your analogy brought me back to when I was the parent of a brilliant Weimaraner. He owned whatever room he was in, and it wasn't long before he earned the nickname "The Boss" at our local kennel. From the first time he was kenneled there, he figured out how to release the lock on his cage. On the first morning, he greeted the owner at the door - a surprise indeed. Thinking it was just a fluke, they didn't make any changes for Night #2. The next morning, our baby was again outside his cage, as well as every other dog in the kennel. He had undone all their locks, and was on video doing so.
Smartest animal I've ever seen.
Miraculously most of the animals were saved as he somehow got them outside to the fenced kennel area.
We diminish dog's innate intelligence and judgment at our own peril.