Former President Donald Trump is riding into his 2024 election campaign by branding himself as an outsider once more. He is the only anti-establishment figure shuffling onto the hustings, so we hear. But the facts betray this populist fantasy.

While Trump has publicly broken with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after endorsing him two years ago, he is nevertheless behind an effort to save the political skins of Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel and House Leader Kevin McCarthy. Several reports, Trump’s own comments, and the actions of his close advisors show that the former president is fighting to keep two of the three top GOP leaders in power, which conspicuously conflicts to his anti-establishment shtick.

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