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Sarah Isgur: Trump has redefined the meaning of Republican
President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech -- and his party's praise of it -- highlighted the tectonic party realignment underway, an alignment driven almost entirely by the President himself. While Trump mentioned some familiar Republican issues, like efforts to curb abortion and undocumented immigration, there were also some noticeable absences.
Limited government and spending were once the hallmarks of any Republican platform, but they were not even given a passing nod tonight. Tax cuts and the regulatory state were mentioned only in the past tense. And other policies previously associated with Democrats, though more limited in scope in Trump's version, were highlighted -- like his calling on Congress to pass a nationwide paid family leave law and implement large-scale criminal justice reform.
Largely, these policy shifts have gone without much notice. But, make no mistake, as the Trump presidency has busted through so many norms, it has redefined what a Republican is -- and in less than three years' time. And in 2024, Republican presidential candidates will have to wrestle with the very basic question of what it means to be a Republican.
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