Four lies that toppled the establishment

Published August 4, 2025 2:00pm ET



For nearly a decade, Democratic Party elites, Never Trump Republicans, and legacy media personalities have warned that the “walls are closing in” on President Donald Trump.

Yet seven months into Trump’s second term, the establishment, rejected in 2024, canceled by networks, and unmasked by scandals, teeters on the brink of collapse.

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