Trump worship has turned MAGA into a sexual fetish

Donald Trump has been very public about remaking the Republican party in his political image by boosting people who flatter and praise him the hardest in primary elections. But his longstanding role as leader of the Republican party isn’t just having an effect on the politicians, it is also remaking America’s right-wing subculture in his personal image as well. Besides being thoroughly corrupt and authoritarian, Donald Trump is also incredibly strange, especially in his attitudes toward sexuality. And his strangeness is filtering down into the Republican electorate as a whole, turning MAGA into something more than just a political slogan. It’s becoming a sexual fetish. It’s really something to see and joining us to discuss is Amanda Marcotte, she’s a senior writer at and she’s been doing some really interesting research and reporting on the very strange happenings in MAGA-land. CHAPTERS 00:00 -- Trump worship has turned MAGA into a sexual fetish 12:33 -- “Trad wife&q