Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“It’s so funny how Trump has stopped even pretending to be a populist. As soon as he was re-elected he was just ‘Yeah okay so Israel comes first and forget everything I said about free speech and the Ukraine war is continuing and there will be no Epstein investigation, fuck you.’ It has long been obvious to anyone with half a brain that Donald Trump is just another Republican swamp monster playing on public discontent with the status quo to win votes and support, but it is genuinely surprising how completely he has stopped pretending to care about fighting the deep state and sticking up for ordinary Americans as soon as he got back into office. He’s just dropped the populist schtick entirely and is giving the finger to anyone who complains.” (07/17/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/07/17/trump-has-completely-dropped-his-populist-act/