In the United States, the major themes carried by Trump have been co-opted by the Republican Party. However, the Republican primary is expected to see two forms of populism confront each other.
"Thisis probably the end of Trump, certainly not that of Trumpism, in no way that of populism," Hubert Védrine summed up in 2021, a few days after the attack on the Capitol. The former foreign minister had undoubtedly underestimated the resilience of the political animal Trump and the irreducible bond he has forged.