Donald Trump says concerns about AI and data centers are a HOAX. Steve Bannon, one of his most important acolytes, begs to differ. Trump has been unusually tone-deaf to the base on both AI issues and the Iran war over the last several months. Could the base peel away?
Trump and J.D. are going to have serious problems maintaining complete control over the base as long as AI and the war have the attention of the public. At some point, however, the war will end, and J.D. has consistently fought to keep the base united by focusing its attention on the danger presented by the left.
I think it depends on whether J.D. gets a serious challenge from a fellow reactionary during the campaign. If he does, it may become impossible to paper over the differences of opinion within the base. If not, the base will have nowhere else to go, and the blue team will have to hope its members just stay home in 2028.