Fox News highlights GOP frantically clawing its way to a 'post-Trump' world

Systemic Error Podcast · Sep 25, 2026 · 5m

U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

The GOP Is Rebranding Trumpism, Not Abandoning It

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Fox News reports that Republican candidates in Minnesota and elsewhere are keeping President Donald Trump at “arm’s length” as his popularity weakens. Minnesota Senate nominee Michele Tafoya and gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth still support much of his agenda while questioning politically costly measures, including tariffs and military action in Iran. That is the story’s essential fact. Everything else…