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Suddenly, Trump’s Biggest Far-Right Allies Admit He Could Lose—Badly

Suddenly, Trump’s Biggest Far-Right Allies Admit He Could Lose—Badly

As some of the most extreme MAGA influencers start turning aggressively on Trump, an expert who closely tracks the far right explains the deeper source of their panic.

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent · Greg Sargent

August 20, 202425m 30s

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Show Notes

Some of the biggest far right figures on the internet are deeply worried that Donald Trump is in danger of losing the election to Kamala Harrisperhaps by a large margin. The Washington Post reports that these extremists are now turning on the Trump campaign, which could fracture the MAGA movement in the race’s final stretch. We talked to Jared Holt, a senior researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue who closely tracks the far right, about what this moment reveals about the MAGA right when it faces extreme pressureand what these far-right personalities really fear most about a Trump loss.

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