The point is that the essence of Trumpism was central to the GOP long before Trump. Someone like Max Boot gets it. Romney is far from a stupid man. If he doesn't get it, it's because he doesn't want to 4/ https://t.co/f4IsQkCuuY pic.twitter.com/7IbneAIhSs

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 2, 2019