[krapp]

Trump's base is still with the principles of the movement.

It's important not to confuse the popularity of the man with the popularity of what he represents. The American right has wanted 95% of what Trump is doing for decades - the game plan for this was written up by conservative think tanks and evangelical Christians. They may reject him but they'll vote for whomever the movement decides will be his inheritor. Trump's purpose was to be a chaos agent and get the fascists in the door, but the utility of a pure cult of personality only goes so far. Now they will need to nail down their power structures and propaganda, and get the bureaucracy running without him.

And the best thing (for them) is, the crazier Trump gets on his way out, the more reasonable their alternative looks. And he'll look even better when the shock of Trump's policies and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz start to hit hard within a Democratic administration.