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Speaking clearly only for myself, I much prefer that to the alternative. I don't view it as a case of being loyal to him, though I'm sure there's some who are. It's about being loyal to the public, to the job itself. If we reach the point where people start refusing to be involved in public service when they don't like the person they are serving under, we won't have a functional government no matter who the people elect.
Same way prosecutors can prosecute defendants for violating laws they don't agree with; they aren't serving that particular law, they are serving the law in a more general sense, and serving the public. IRS agents, plumbers and food preparers in any governmental capacity including the White House, there is of course almost no end to examples of this kind of thing.
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