With Steve not telling his wife about his plans to see Dan Bongino, I initially had the feeling that Steve and Amanda might not have the same political views
Interesting thought but this is just a simple misunderstanding.
Steve was so focused on the Olympia he completely shut off his non bodybuilding life. He went all in and became so immersed in the lifestyle he lost his outside identity.
Coming out of the bodybuilding cocoon is tough, ask Levrone, and Steve did not have a transition plan for getting back to normal life. When he started prep Trump was still in power and was going to win re-election with ease.
When he emerged from his “BB coma” he was in a new and unfamiliar world. Lost and confused he returned home and Amanda was gone (she was doing promotional work out of state). Steve thought the worst and figured with election results the liberals killed her or she took her own life.
Steve reached out to familiar friends to comfort him and long story short this woman isn only a friend he was grieving with.
The good news is Steve knows Amanda is alive and well!