Trump Begins to Remake the Republican Party

“Overnight, President-elect Donald Trump has reshaped what it means to be a Republican, leaving some longtime party officials scrambling to find their places in a new political era,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Throughout Mr. Trump’s populist campaign, Washington Republicans sought separation from some of Mr. Trump’s proposals on trade and foreign policy that broke from party orthodoxy. Establishment Republicans demurred when he promised to build a border wall and send the bill to Mexico.”

“Now, though, Republicans in Washington and across the country are beginning to start adopting the Trump agenda as their own.”