The Myth Of Trump’s Economic Populism, As Proven By The Tax Bill

President Trump points out a supporter of Roy Moore, the embattled Alabama Republican Senate candidate, as he speaks at a campaign-style rally in Pensacola, Fla., Friday

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Once upon a time, there was a group of conservative intellectuals who were agnostic about Donald Trump.

They were not “Never Trumpers,” but they weren’t Trump superfans either.

They thought Trumpism might offer something new for the GOP. Since Trump wasn’t tied to the orthodoxies of either party he could, theoretically, offer a more populist path toward the future for Republicans.