Populism Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump, Howard Lutnick
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Today’s notice: The White House is done worrying about the markets. Mistakes will be made. And they can have unintended consequences. Crypt-no currency. And, someone get the president a NOTUS account, please. But first: Is populism popular?

Has the GOP Populist Moment Finally Arrived?

Donald Trump’s reelection was supposed to put an end to the GOP debate over embracing populism vs. traditional small-c conservative economic policy. And yet in Congress, the populists are not the ones driving the public debate over the reconciliation bill.