Where will high profile Republicans go after Trump?

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Many in the Republican Party have fully committed themselves to backing Donald Trump, putting their reputations on the line in the process. But others who were previously supportive of Trump have since jumped ship.

On January 20, after former President Donald Trump waved farewell from the steps of Air Force One for the final time, Republicans were left wondering where the party will go in the post-Trump era.

Trump marked a notable shift in the politics of the GOP, specifically a move toward a more populist, nationalistic ideology that resonated with voters on the right as well as more moderate and previously left leaning voters who had grown disenchanted with politics under previous Republican and Democratic administrations.

During Trump’s four years in office, many Republicans moved further right in an attempt to gain the president’s support, while others stayed where they were, leading to what has since become a noticeable split in the party.

With Trump out of office and Democrats in control of both houses of Congress and the White House, the direction Republicans move next will be crucial in determining whether the party regains its House and Senate majority in 2022 and potentially the White House in 2024.