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Donald J. Trump has won his war against status quo Republicans. From now on, it will be conflicts over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that will endanger the unity of his party.
By Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender
Democrats have long been viewed as the big-tent party — a proudly noisy collection of differing views and competing interests, often prompting headlines describing them as “in disarray.”
Now, Donald J. Trump’s commanding victory may be ushering in a big-tent era for Republicans.
Even before he was sworn in on Monday, cracks were already visible within his newly expanded coalition. With their divisions, the new president and his party are forced to confront a truth that has tripped up Democrats: a bigger tent means more area to fight. below.
In recent weeks, some congressional Republicans have rejected that Trump has been involved in their plan to impose new price lists on all goods entering the United States. Parties in conflict with abortion complained about the selection of an abortion rights supporter to their cabinet. Tech billionaires have worried conservatives who accuse their corporations of censoring Republican opinion and corrupting children.
And last week, a fight over the direction of immigration policy led Stephen K. Bannon, the architect of Trump’s political movement, to attack Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and one of Trump’s most level-headed advisers. , calling him a “really bad person. “
“All the great battles are about football — meaningful and difficult,” Bannon told the New York Times.
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