Truculent, anti-immigrant nationalism; disdain for the “deep state”; disparaging democratic allies while celebrating dictators: These are now the pillars of President Donald Trump’s rule. In his administration’s policy, foreign and domestic, and in the compliant Republican Party, Bannonism is ascendant.
Corey Stewart, the xenophobic, Confederate-celebrating Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Virginia, is cheered by Trump as the face of this new party. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tweeting on behalf of old principles, is a total outsider. Supposed leaders such as Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Senate and Paul Ryan, R-Wis., in the House fall abjectly into line.