New York Times columnist Brett Stephens appears to have given up on the “Never Trump” identity he embraced during the first Trump era. Realizing that he and his media colleagues missed the mark after the 2024 elections.
“It has been more than nine years since I denounced Donald. Trump for the first time said that “A loudmouth who attracts quieter rude people” “I have called myself a Never Trump conservative ever since. Although I agree with his policies from time to time. I also opposed him throughout his tenure this year.” Started his column.– “Done Without Trump” Tuesday
“His second term will be just as bad. Is it, as his most ardent critics feared? Yes. Is it time to abandon the heavy-handed moral accusations and incessant insults that have characterized so much of the Never Trump movement – and that have made the Never Trump movement without Political power and frequent bluff? Please,” he admitted.
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New York Times columnist Bret Stephens says he’s “done with Never Trump” after criticizing President Donald Trump. Trump has been outspoken for nearly a decade. (Screenshot/HBO)
Stephens admits that Trump’s ‘cynicism’ for political elites His “refusal to be molded by their norms” and “willingness to glorify their hypocrisy” made him a “hero” to his supporters. This is something that he and others have never, the Trumpists, “never understood the point about.”
“It’s not that we’ve forgotten the Clinton scandal or ignored the allegations against Biden. But we think Trump has diminished the values that conservatives should stand for. We still think Trump represents a form of liberalism. It goes against our brand of ‘free people, free markets, free world’ conservatism, and it will set the Republican Party down a dark path,” Stephens wrote.
“In this we’re not wrong: There’s a lot to dislike and fear about Trump from a traditional conservative perspective, but Never Trumpers exaggerates that in our case. And in doing so has defeated our purpose.”
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Donald Trump President-elect said during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. On Monday, Dec. 1, September 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Ivan Vucci)
The Times columnist also made several concessions, such as his failed prediction that Trump He “may stumble into World War III” as president Accusations of Russian collusion How is it “a stain” and that Trump is more “harsh” in the Kremlin? The Obama and Biden administrations before the Ukraine war
“We predict Trump’s rhetoric will hurt Republicans’ chances of winning over constituencies the party identified after 2012 as key to its future. But we missed that his working-class appeal would also reach working-class minorities — like the 48 percent of Latino male voters who voted for him last month,” Stephens told . reader “And we are alarmed by Trump’s protectionism and big spending. But most economies prospered under him. At least until the pandemic hit.”
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Stephens also acknowledged that he and other “elites” take issue seriously. “Democracy,” while the average voter cares more about inflation and the immigration crisis
“Why is Trump, who is often criticized as such a lucky fool? This is often well understood as we carelessly pursue the national spirit,” Stephens asked himself.
“Is there anything else we don’t praise enough? As much as Trump might lie, Americans feel lied to. Especially when it comes to the White House covering up Biden’s physical and mental decline. That’s a big deal. Due to the composition of the MAGA world, it can be So there is a lot of bigotry – not least in the wave of Israel-bashing and anti-Semitism that has emerged from the rest of the culture after October 7, as much. We fear that Trump may destroy some of our institutions. Whether it’s higher education or the FBI, many of those institutions have collapsed. and may need to be rebuilt or replaced.”
Stephens admits that Never Trumpers “never understood the point” of the MAGA movement. (William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
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Longtime Trump critic vows to keep open mind about Trump’s second term as president. and calling on other NeverTrumpers to do the same
“I would like to enter the new year by wishing the new government well. Giving some of Trump’s Cabinet the benefit of the doubt. By abandoning terrible historical comparisons with past dictators. without showing any signs of paranoia about the imminent end of democracy. Let’s hope for the best and know that we must contend with real guilt and not just something we fear. No matter what happens This too shall pass,” Stephens said.
