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Trump Implemented Far-Right Republican Policies – And They’re Failing

Trump’s unconstrained presidency shows GOP extremism doesn't work.

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John Harwood
Jun 14, 2026
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Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One on June 5, 2026. Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images.

As it wreaks enormous damage on America and the world, Donald Trump’s second presidency has in one way performed a service.

Again and again, Trump has acted without restraint to indulge his longstanding obsessions and those of the Republican Party that empowers him. His abandon has produced real-time tests of familiar arguments they’ve offered for years.

And in one realm after another, they’ve flunked. Let’s call the roll.

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