Overview
- The latest opinion pieces examine whether a personality-driven movement can be converted into a durable force within the GOP after the president.
- Thomas B. Edsall identifies Vice President J.D. Vance as the leading successor, while experts question his charisma and the ideological depth of Trump-aligned power brokers.
- Commentary describes a consolidating “new right” that embraces illiberal currents and treats Trump as a vehicle for power.
- Influential figures and groups such as Peter Thiel, the Claremont Institute, and Project 2025 are cited as shaping the agenda yet labeled by critics as too radical for mainstream voters.
- Analysts note widening rifts over extremist platforms, citing Tucker Carlson’s promotion of Nick Fuentes, and warn the movement could even implode over the next three years due to economic incompetence, corruption, and abuse of power.