Aaron Blake: “In recent days and weeks, the Trump administration has repeatedly bowed to the realities of governing. It’s done things – on Jeffrey Epstein, on Russia’s war in Ukraine, on deportations, on government spending and on Iran – that risk alienating the MAGA base that brought Trump to the dance.”
“None of that is to say the president is about to lose his base; such predictions have long proven overzealous. And MAGA supporters often take their cues from Trump, readjusting their principles on the fly.”
“But everyone has their limits. Trump’s giving them reasons to be suspect about his and top administration officials’ intentions. And there’s been at least some evidence of a brewing backlash.”
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