The Warning with Steve Schmidt What Happened To The Republican Party? | A Conversation with Mike Nellis
Oct 16, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Mike Nellis, a savvy political commentator and writer behind 'Endless Urgency,' examines the tumultuous landscape of the Republican Party post-Trump. He highlights the troubling normalization of extremist rhetoric and the implications of a youth culture steeped in divisive imagery. They dissect the GOP's fear of protests and emphasize the need for Democrats to adopt a more aggressive stance in wielding power. Nellis urges innovative strategies at state and local levels to counter federal overreach, igniting a call for transformative policies.
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Party Behavior Signals Its Values
- Republican leaders create assumptions by hiring and defending extremist staffers instead of distancing from them.
- Mike Nellis argues this behavior signals party values and fuels radicalization within GOP culture.
Linking MAGA Culture To Fascist Tendencies
- Steve Schmidt links fascism, Nazis, and MAGA culture as interconnected phenomena within the GOP.
- He cites Stephen Miller and organizational cultures like Turning Point and CPAC as evidence of an embedded fascist movement.
Why The GOP Discredits Protests
- The GOP seeks to suppress street protests to preserve a false narrative of Trump's popularity and mandate.
- Nellis says discrediting protesters as paid or violent helps maintain their political control despite lacking broad support.