Trumpism

Trumpism is the political ideology behind Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his political base. It is often used in close conjunction with the Make America Great Again (MAGA) political movement. It comprises ideologies such as right-wing populism, right-wing antiglobalism, national conservatism, Christian nationalism, and neo-nationalism, and features significant illiberal, authoritarian, and autocratic beliefs and practices. Other ideologies include nativism, economic nationalism, anti-environmentalism, interventionism, and anti-intellectualism. Trumpists and Trumpians are terms that refer to individuals exhibiting its characteristics. There is significant academic debate over the prevalence of neo-fascist and alt-right elements of Trumpism. Trumpism has been characterized by scholars as having authoritarian leanings, and has been associated with the belief that the president is above the rule of law. It has been referred to as an American political variant of the populist, radical right and the far-right, as well as the national-populist and neo-nationalist sentiment seen in multiple nations starting in the mid–late 2010s. Trump's political base has been compared to a cult of personality. Over the course of the late 2010s and early 2020s, Trump supporters became the largest faction of the Republican Party, with the remainder often characterized as "the elite", "the establishment", or "Republican in name only" (RINO) in contrast. In response to these developments, many American conservatives opposed to Trumpism formed the Never Trump movement which opposes Trump and his political practices, often advocating to achieve a more traditional Republican Party.