Trump’s Payback Politics Delivers - But GOP Risks the Fallout
May 18, 2026·3 days ago·via CNN

Trump’s revenge-driven style may keep producing short-term wins for Republicans, but the bigger question is what it costs the party long term. The CNN analysis frames his vendettas as politically effective, while hinting they can deepen divisions and normalize brute-force politics. Conservatives may like the results, but governing by grievance is a risky way to build a durable majority. Read more about this...