When the Republicans get back to normal, Trump and Trumpery will pass

Published February 8, 2024 8:00pm ET



What kind of Republican Party will former President Donald Trump leave after him? For there must come a time after Trump. Sure, he might try to run for a third term or arrange for a monarchical succession by Don Jr. But, though he cheats many rules, even the Donald cannot cheat mortality.

What then? Will the GOP return to its previous entry-level beliefs: limited government, free trade, the defense of liberty worldwide, and the notion that no one is above the law? Or has it become structurally illiberal, authoritarian, servile, and angry?

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