Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Is The Republican Party The “Party Of Trump?” With Lanhee Chen

The Republican Party and President Trump: A marriage of convenience or an alliance?

Matters of Policy & PoliticsOctober 19, 2018
Area 45: Is The Republican Party The “Party Of Trump?” With Lanhee Chen

If Democrats regain the House, it’s not President Trump’s fault – or so the President tells the media. His son accuses the Republican establishment of a “losing” mentality. As this administration approaches its midpoint, is the Republican Party the “Party of Trump”, or more a temporary (and uneasy) alliance? Lanhee Chen, the David and Diane Steffy Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, assesses the state of this political marriage.

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