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New York Times columnist David Brooks said Thursday that the FBI's raid on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago homeConcerned about increasing his chances of winning the presidential election. Brooks further argued. Trump's main message is that social elites are ruining America, and there's a lot of truth to that.
"Why is Donald Trump so powerful?" Brooks asked. "How did he come to rule one of the two major political parties and be elected president?"
``A powerful story that resonates true to tens of millions of Americans'', chiefly ``America is being ruined by a corrupt coastal elite''.
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President Donald Trump (middle) and First Lady Melania Trump (right) Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday, November 22, 2018. Ivanka Trump (left) and Barron Trump (his second from left) attended. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP)
"According to this story, the highly educated Americans who make up what the Trumpians have There is an interlocking network of powers in Washington, the liberal media, large foundations, elite universities, awakened corporations. he wrote. 41} 42} Brooks acknowledged that "there is a heart of truth to this story" and that "the highly educated metropolitan elite "It has become something of a self-enclosed Brahmin class," he said. }
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump voted for the SEC at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Joining champion swimmer Riley Gaines on stage. August 6, 2022, Dallas, Texas, USA. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
The more the elite despises him, the more Republicans love him," Brooks said. wrote.
He claimed that his FBI raid on Trump's residence had united the Republican Party. “A few weeks ago, a New York Times/Siena College poll showed that nearly half of Republican voters wanted Trump to stay away. This week, the entire party is backing him.
But Brooks' characterization of the Republican Party and Trump's position before the raid, according to the current Real Clear Politics average, puts Trump at 27.8. Not consistent with most polls showing a percent lead. Beyond the next potential major challenger. Trump's backed candidate,, also won important primaries across the country, reaffirming his support for the Republican Party.
Donald Trump to Mar-a by FBI Leaving New York City after raid on Lago Resort (Felipe Ramares: Fox News Digital)
expressed concern about being more likely to vote in the 2022 midterm elections. selection. “According to a Trafalgar Group/State House survey, 83% of potential Republican voters said his F.B.I. searches increased their willingness to vote in the 2022 election.” wrote Brooks.
Brooks said he feared Trump's indictment and imprisonment during the election would be "the most likely path to total democratic collapse."
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TRUMP WILL BE 2024 , leading President Joe Biden in a possible rematch. According to the Real Clear Politics poll average. Many Republicans and even some Democrats argue that his FBI raid against Trump appears to be politically motivated.
Joe Silverstein is a production assistant at Fox News Digital.