How Trump Broke GOP Orthodoxy and Built a New Working-Class PartyHow Trump Broke GOP Orthodoxy and Built a New Working-Class Party
President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a speech at the U.S. Steel Corporation – Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pa., on May 30, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

How Trump Broke GOP Orthodoxy and Built a New Working-Class Party

From trade tariffs to government stakes in companies, Trump is rewriting the Republican rule book.
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WASHINGTON—On April 29, four weeks after introducing tariffs of at least 10 percent on nearly every country, President Donald Trump stood before a crowd of blue-collar workers in Michigan to mark his 100th day in office.

“After decades of politicians who destroyed Detroit to build up Beijing,” Trump said, “you finally have a champion for workers in the White House.”
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