Trump Has Never Been More Isolated

Allies worry that 'isolated' Trump is more out of touch than he's ever been: report

Allies of President Donald Trump are worrying that the president has never been more isolated than he is now and as a result, is increasingly out of touch with what the public wants from him, reports Jonathan Lemire in The Atlantic.Noting Trump's penchant for hosting rallies, Lemire writes that " it has been many months since Trump hosted a full-on campaign-style rally."Instead of rallying support with his dwindling base, Lemire says, Trump has,…

Trump Has Never Been More Isolated

Jonathan Lemire: “For a decade, Donald Trump’s rallies were intertwined with his political identity. His big crowds were how he first got the media and the Republican Party to take him seriously, and they provided real-time feedback.” “Those who followed him closely could watch his positions take shape from one rally to the next—an offhand comment that got a strong reaction would become a talking point at the next rally, and then a core part of …