It’s strange that the idea should be controversial.
The idea in and of itself is not controversial, it’s Trump that’s controversial, the MAGA movement only became popular when Trump started wearing the Red Hat with that on it, since then MAGA has become the same as speaking about Trump, everything MAGA is everything Trump.
When Trump is gone win or lose in 2024, that’s it for him running for office, the problem is after Trump leaves the political scene, MAGA will likely die off, because in many cases MAGA has been it’s own worst enemy.
Many in the movement has taken a scorched earth philosophy, either you are 100% MAGA and loyal or you are a scum Establishment Globalist, etc.
The problem with that idea is MAGA can’t win national elections or that many statewide elections on their own, the Republican establish is in the same boat, until the two sides come to some type of understanding, Republicans will continue to lose elections they should be winning, Arizona and Georgia are two prime examples.