The Context Behind Donald Trump’s “Takeover” of the American Right

Tags: Politics, U.S. History

11/15/2024 Connor O'Keeffe

While it is often framed in the media as a battle between principled conservatives and an angry, non-ideological movement focused solely on personal loyalty to Trump, the current civil war on the American right is only the latest chapter in a much older story.

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