The split in MAGAworld
Some Trump voters are disturbed to find that America First means America Alone
This is an extended version of my column in today’s Times UK (£).
Travelling in America, I’ve encountered three different political groups. There are the dyed-in-the-wool Donald Trump supporters; the perpetually apoplectic “Never-Trumpers;” and those who suppressed their doubts about Trump to vote for him because they loathed and feared the Democratic party and all it stood for.
The Trump faithful won’t tolerate any criticism of their hero who can do no wrong. The Never-Trumpers won’t tolerate any praise for the arch-fiend in the White House who can do nothing right.
The queasy Trump voters, however, are currently enduring something of a dark night of the soul.
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