As far as MAGA goes, the first major shift was the scuffle re: DOGE - Ramaswamy vs Musk, and then Musk vs Trump. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It took a lot of wind out of Trump’s initial/inaugural momentum. That and Canada 51st state Truth Social 3AM tweets didn’t help…
Also I am not a fan of who Trump picks to be the main faces of his communications team. Tammy Bruce would have been my first choice - but she was relegated to obscure state dept. press briefings and now she’s some assisting envoy at the U.N. ? Karoline Leavitt is quick on her feet but she lacks the gravitas necessary to continue keeping full command of the Trump Agenda narrative. At least from my observations.
MAHA and RFK Jr’s momentum fizzled when Kennedy’s first pick for CDC Director, James Weldon, was forced to withdraw his nomination mere hours before his confirmation hearings. The “mole” that sabotaged his appointment the most was Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who I pray gets primaried out. He’s the one that vouched for “deep state” Susan Monarez, whose eventual firing became a major headache for RFK and … I don’t even know who holds the CDC position now. 🙄
And finally: foreign policy is splitting the MAGA base and unfortunately has taken Trump off focus from the primary domestic, kitchen table, America First promises he ran on…