
America First Populists
[AFP]Right-populist/nationalist Republicans. Catalyzed by Donald Trump's realignment of the Republican base, America First Populists have diverged from Trump into a distinct force that is neither left nor right. Economically, they reject conservative free-market orthodoxy in favor of economic nationalism, embracing protective tariffs, supporting domestic manufacturing reshoring, adopting state-directed industrial policy, and safeguarding social welfare programs for American families. Culturally, they advance a Christian nationalist agenda, demanding zero-tolerance immigration enforcement and the dismantling of "woke" institutions. Domestically, they maintain skepticism toward global corporations and Big Tech, but gravitating towards strongman politics and executive control. In foreign policy, they adopt a transactional "America First" unilateralism focused on renegotiating international commitments and resisting foreign nation-building.