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[–]president_camacho 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are definitely establishment neoliberals and neocons that cared greatly about Trump, because he's the first president in most peoples lifetime that used blatantly nationalistic rhetoric and opposed mass immigration in any meaningful way. Had he won the danger is that such thinking could have been viewed as politically successful, which if we lived in a fully functioning democracy it would be.

That Trump was politically incompetent and unsuccessful in passing populist policies is less important than such policies being seen as legitimate and acceptable. The globalist elite fear and hate both left wing(Jeremy Corbyn and to a lesser extent Bernie Sanders) and right wing populists, and will use any and all means at their disposal to banish and discredit them, primarily through media, financial and lobbying pressure on potential allies and the promotion and encouragement of opponents.

Having said that, there were certainly plenty of wealthy zionists and conservatives that viewed Trump's presidency as a disposable one. A chance to push through unpopular policies that further enriched them or advanced their agenda at Trump and his movements expense. You are seeing this even now with Trump trying to kill off the affordable care act on his way out the door.