The November 2020 election seems a long time ago. Lindell has spent $25 million (£18 million) trying – unsuccessfully – to prove that the 2020 election was rigged. Incredibly, Trump has built up a $115 million (£84 million) election 'war chest' through donations sent to his website. Despite being banned by social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter for peddling misinformation about the election, Trump continues to hold enormous sway in the American heartland. People attend Turning Point USA's America Fest 2021, a gathering of conservative and Donald Trump supporters last December in Phoenix, ArizonaMany have raised the spectre of a bloody second civil war.

Source: The Nation January 16, 2022 08:01 UTC