Is blasphemy the last straw for Trump’s Maga base?
About this episode
The episode discusses whether Trump's recent controversies could alienate his Maga base.
No matter how much Donald Trump outrages his opponents, nothing ever seems to stick. But what about his own base? With controversies surrounding the Epstein files, his war on Iran, and now a ‘blasphemous’ post depicting the president as Jesus, could Maga finally be pulling away? Jonathan Freedland speaks to Rolling Stone’s Nikki McCann Ramírez about the string of scandals dogging Trump, the Maga big beasts biting the hand that fed them, and what happens when a personality cult loses its personality
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Freedland
Guest: Nikki McCann Ramírez
Topics covered
- Trump's controversies
- Maga base
- blasphemy
- political scandals
- personality cults
Keywords
- Trump
- Maga
- blasphemy
- scandals
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rolling Stone, Maga, Epstein, Iran
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