Pence: MAGA Lunatics Have Taken Over Conservatism

The Hill report:

Former Vice President Pence warned in a new essay that the conservative movement is being threatened by what he describes as “populist fervor” and the “transformation into the anti-woke movement.”

“An existential identity crisis now grips the American right,” Pence wrote in the essay, which was co-authored by a founder of the Heritage Foundation conservative think tank.

“A political movement once united by a commitment to limited government, moral order, and a robust defense of American ideals now appears fractured, its purpose clouded by populist grievances and ideological drift.”

Read the full article.

.@Mike_Pence & Ed Feulner: “A political movement once united by a commitment to limited government, moral order, and a robust defense of American ideals now appears fractured, its purpose clouded by populist grievances and ideological drift.” https://t.co/bqjE0RgIbe

— Michael R. Strain (@MichaelRStrain) June 19, 2025