Why 'Mainstream' Conservatives Keep Backing Trump’s Power Grabs

The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, & Ben Shapiro each reveal the same logic: conservatives see Trump’s tactics not as authoritarian overreach, but as payback against decades of progressive dominance

When it comes to stifling speech and consolidating power, Donald Trump’s motives are transparent. Just as clearly, it’s not hard to understand why his most radical followers would fall in line.

But Trump couldn’t win an election without help from so-called “mainstream” Republicans. To the extent that they’re enabling this, it’s worth pausing to explain w…