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The Never Trump movement (also called the #nevertrump, Stop Trump, anti-Trump, or Dump Trump movement)[1] is a conservative political movement that opposes Trumpism and U.S. president Donald Trump, and in general supports a return to a more rules-based internationalist, norm-following, ideologically conservative-oriented Republican party.[2] The phrase comes from how much of a possibility there was that its adherents could be "persuaded to vote for Trump in the 2016 general election".[3]
It is made up "generally" of "long-standing, professional Republicans or conservatives";[3] donors, consultants, operatives, writers and commentators, as well as Republican officeholders.[4] Many of the last group have abandoned the cause and journeyed to Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago to "kiss the ring"[5] or "bend the knee",[2] as rank and file support for Trump has remained strong, his take over of the Republican party consolidated, his thirst for vengeance made known, and as many fears of Trump critics -- economic disaster and a resounding defeat of the Republican Party -- have failed to materialize.[6]
The movement began as an effort on the part of a group of Republicans (known as Never Trump Republicans) and other prominent conservatives to prevent Republican front-runner Trump from obtaining the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination, and after he was nominated, from winning the 2016 United States presidential election.[7] Following his victory, remaining adherents worked to foil his re-election in 2020,[8] and then in 2024.
With his second presidential election victory in 2024, the New York Times described dissenters in the Republican party as having "been driven into retirement, defeated in primaries or cowed into silence".[9]
Early in its existence, the movement was compared to the Mugwumps, Republicans in the 1884 United States presidential election who refused to back party nominee James G. Blaine and instead threw support for Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland.[10] Trump himself has condemned the movement as "more dangerous for our Country than the Do Nothing Democrats" and as its supporters as "human scum!"[11]
- ^ Cassidy, John (March 3, 2016). "The Problem with the 'Never Trump' Movement". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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- ^ Cottle, Michelle (July 19, 2024). "Meet the Flip-Flop Club: 7 Republicans Who Kissed the Ring". New York Times. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^ Stevens, Bret (December 17, 2024). "Done With Never Trump". New York Times.
- ^ Johnson, Lauren R.; McCray, Deon; Ragusa, Jordan M. (January 11, 2018). "#NeverTrump: Why Republican members of Congress refused to support their party's nominee in the 2016 presidential election". Research & Politics. 5 (1): 205316801774938. doi:10.1177/2053168017749383.
- ^ Steinhauser, Paul (May 23, 2018). "Conservative Bill Kristol brings his never-Trump message to New Hampshire". CBS News. Archived from the original on May 28, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
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