Thread by @jbouie

it’s admittedly reductive but i think you can consider the republican party a subsidiary of the conservative media/entertainment/influencer complex newrepublic.com/article/161084…

and what we’re seeing now, from trump on down, are the consumers of that media claiming power within the party

majorie taylor greene, for example, is a trend-chasing conservative influencer who parlayed that into some real political power. so, for that matter, are madison cawthorn and lauren boebert

let me rephrase something. it’s not consumers of this media who are now claiming power — even ostensibly “serious” republicans like bill barr have obvious fox news brain — as much as it’s people with no conception of the world *outside* of conservative media.

a perfect hermetically sealed bubble