Josh Hammer: Forgetting the Meaning of a True Populist Movement

Josh Hammer: Forgetting the meaning of a true populist movement

Populism means governing of, by and for the people. How could a purportedly populist president not even bother to try to sell the war to the public?

The MAGA movement forgot what populism is * WorldNetDaily * by Josh Hammer

Tuesday’s election wasn’t a blue wave or even a blue tsunami: It was a blue apocalypse. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who leads the one notable bright spot on the map, referred to the wipeout as “close to an extinction-level event” for the GOP. It was the worst midterm defeat for one party in over a half-century. Much of the postmortem conversation has focused on why this massacre happened. Was it the Iran war? Was it the tariffs? Was it corruption…

POLITICS: Trump must restore ‘smart populism’ — and save his presidency

Tuesday’s election wasn’t a blue wave or even a blue tsunami: It was a blue apocalypse. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who leads the one notable Republican bright spot on the map, referred to the wipeout as “close to an extinction-level event” for the GOP. It was the worst midterm defeat for one party in over a half-century. Much of the postmortem conversation has focused on why this massacre happened. Was it the Iran war? Was it the tariffs? Corrup…

Trump must restore ‘smart populism’ — and rescue his presidency

Somewhere along the way, Trump's MAGA movement forgot its own principles.