Populist Energy Meets Political Reality It’s easy to forget how much can change in less than a year. In November 2024, Donald Trump’s return to the White House was hailed as a vindication of the America First agenda—a populist rebuke to establishment rule and globalist policymaking. But now, less than twelve months into his second term, the movement that powered him back into office is showing signs of fracture. Nowhere is this rupture more visible than in the fallout between Trump and Elon Musk—a breakup that has triggered a quiet realignment within the GOP, laying bare a larger identity crisis for the MAGA movement. The Rise—and Stalling—of the America Party Musk’s initial break from Trump wasn’t subtle. In the months…
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