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The verdict was also criticized by some lawmakers in France and a number of Le Pen’s right-wing allies in Europe, from Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders to Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Billionaire cosmopolitans who want to hire immigrants don’t mix easily with vehemently nativist populists who want to ratchet up taxes on said billionaires.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The story the populists tell about globalization and neoliberalism is a gross distortion that leads to all sorts of terrible conclusions.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
Along with Vice-President J. D. Vance, Hawley now appears to be positioning himself as Trump’s heir, a right-wing populist who can appeal to voters in the MAGA base.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Billionaire cosmopolitans who want to hire immigrants don’t mix easily with vehemently nativist populists who want to ratchet up taxes on said billionaires.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The story the populists tell about globalization and neoliberalism is a gross distortion that leads to all sorts of terrible conclusions.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
Along with Vice-President J. D. Vance, Hawley now appears to be positioning himself as Trump’s heir, a right-wing populist who can appeal to voters in the MAGA base.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populist
socialist
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So much for the economists, socialists and politicians.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Democrats have taken to using the f-word more and are looking for leadership, once again, in an 83-year-old socialist, Bernie Sanders, joined this time by a 35-year-old socialist sidekick, in the person of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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