Mocking the MAGA Mavens: How Influencers Expose the Cracks in the Conservative Movement
Examining the backlash against influencers like Druski who satirize conservative figures like Erika Kirk, and what it reveals about the fragile alliances of the MAGA movement.
Mocking the MAGA Mavens: How Influencers Expose the Cracks in the Conservative Movement
Unlike Trump's tightly controlled inner circle, outside voices in the MAGA movement are not so easily disciplined. As comedic influencers like Druski continue to lampoon conservative icons, it exposes the underlying tensions and fragility of these political alliances.
Take the recent case of Druski's skit parodying Erika Kirk, the CEO of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) after the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, last year. The video has drawn predictable conservative backlash, with Senator Ted Cruz calling it
