In other words, the theory was that Trump was the cause of the change in the American right, rather than the candidate who best picked up on changes that were already occurring on the right. When the head of the investigation was finally forced to admit there was no credible reason to believe Trump had acted on behalf of or colluded with the Russians, Trump’s opponents in government pivoted and tried to impeach him. And so, again, if he alone was really determining what all his supporters thought and believed in, all the risks to the established power structure in DC could be quelled if Trump was convinced to adopt the same old status-quo Republican policies by dressing them up and presenting them in brand new, MAGA-friendly, “America First” language.
Author: Connor O'Keeffe
Published at: 2025-07-16 22:30:25
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