Opinion: Why leftists support MAGA - ClarkCountyToday.com
Nancy Churchill discusses why some leftists support MAGA, aligning with Trump’s policies on economic justice, anti-war efforts, and working-class empowerment.
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For years, the political establishment has insisted that the Left and the MAGA movement are irreconcilable forces. This is a lie. In a recent fascinating interview with Bill Mahar, Batya Ungar-Sargon explained that Trump’s policies align with traditional Democratic economic and anti-war views. Ungar-Sargon explains that she has never been a Republican; that she’s a leftist — but she’s a MAGA leftist!
Ungar-Sargon, the deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, argued President Trump’s agenda and policies are closer to traditional leftist values than the policies of the progressive-globalist elites now controlling the Democratic Party. She’s concluded if leftists truly care about socially moderate policies, the end to the “forever wars”, and working-class empowerment, they have every reason to align with the MAGA movement.
Trump: The Anti-War President
Trump was the first president in decades not to start a new war. He opposed the forever wars that have drained America’s resources and sent working-class soldiers to die for elite interests. His administration prioritized diplomacy over military adventurism—historic peace agreements in the Middle East, de-escalation with North Korea, and a resistance to the military-industrial complex’s endless thirst for conflict. Meanwhile, the modern left, which once stood against war, now cheers for endless foreign intervention under the guise of “democracy-building.”
Socially Moderate, Not Extremist
Contrary to the media’s hysteria, Trump is not a hardline social conservative. His record proves he is a moderate. He was the first Republican president to enter office openly supporting gay marriage and appointed figures like Richard Grenell, the first openly gay cabinet member, and Scott Bessant at the Treasury.
On abortion, Trump holds a centrist stance, supporting legal access up to 12 weeks, a position more moderate and more mainstream than the Democratic Party’s push for abortion until birth. While the progressive leftists radicalize toward extremism, MAGA’s social policies reflect the broad middle ground where most Americans stand.
The Champion of American Workers
Free trade, once the sacred dogma of both parties, has devastated the working class, shipping jobs overseas and leaving rust-belt towns in ruin. Trump, unlike globalist progressive politicians, prioritized American manufacturing. His tariffs and protectionist policies aimed to reinvigorate industries crippled by NAFTA and China’s exploitation of free trade loopholes. In his current administration he’s already focused on rebuilding the shipbuilding, lumber, mining, and steel industries.
Under Trump’s leadership, the working class saw wage growth, reduced illegal competition, and an economic policy focused on their prosperity, not Wall Street’s. The modern Left, beholden to corporate donors, has abandoned the working class in favor of neoliberal globalism.
The Reality of Illegal Immigration
Despite the media’s narrative, uncontrolled illegal immigration harms the working class the most. It creates downward wage pressure, burdens public services, and allows corporations to exploit cheap labor at the expense of American workers.
Trump fought for border security not out of xenophobia, but to protect jobs and wages for American citizens, particularly in minority communities. The Democratic Party, once the champion of labor, now serves the interests of globalists by promoting policies that flood the market with low-wage labor. Ungar-Sargon explained this brilliantly in a subsequent clip, noting the shift in GDP from the 70’s to today which was caused by free trade and illegal immigration.
