Russia

April 4, 2025

How Trump’s economic policies imperil the ‘far-right parties’ he claims to support

President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies aren’t shy about praising far-right figures around the world. “War Room” host Steve Bannon and Tesla/SpaceX leader Elon Musk openly praise France’s Marine LePen and the National Rally (formerly the National Front) party. Trump, Project 2025 and the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) are avid admirers of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. And former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is a staunch defender of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard has defended many times.But in an op-ed published by…