Billionaire Ike Perlmutter, the former Marvel Chairman who was ousted by Disney, remains a pernicious influence within the conservative movement, using his wealth to curry favor with MAGA while waiting with baited breath for the opportunity to stab the movement in the back. Perlmutter revealed himself as a true enemy of MAGA by being an architect of President Donald Trump’s betrayal in 2024, as he was a top oligarch who backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ treacherous run for President. Several billionaire donors were outspoken in their preference of DeSantis over Trump, but others were more careful in hiding their complicity in the Trump betrayal. A careful analysis of campaign finance records shows how money was quietly funneled from billionaire Ike…
President Trump, yet again, has demonstrated why he is the most consequential American nationalist—and president of the United States—of the modern era, after he moved decisively to impose a temporary global tariff in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. What leftists and RINOs have framed as some kind of judicial rebuke—invalidating the use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to…