Populism draws its strength from a stark dichotomy between the people and the powerful. The people are the embodiments of all and every virtue, the elites of all and every vice. The most important qualification for populist leaders is that they should, in their hearts, be “of the people” even if they happen to be billionaires. Asked by a foreign journalist the meaning of “White trash,” Donald Trump replied. “They’re people like me, only they’re poor.”
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‘Aristo-Populists’ May Prove to Be MAGA’s Undoing
