Trump’s intellectual allies look to cement his nationalism influence

Published August 10, 2025 5:00am ET



Few people have had as significant an impact on modern American politics as President Donald Trump, and his intellectual allies are looking to keep it that way.

Ten years after he descended the escalator to announce his presidential run, the one thing Trump’s many supporters and detractors can agree on is that he has completely reinvented conservatism in the United States and altered political coalitions to an extent not seen since former President Richard Nixon. The sudden shift in conservative ideology in the U.S. left many on the traditional, intellectual right reeling, but others quickly filled the void.

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