Trump Reshaped GOP Into Working-Class Party, Miller Says

Trump Reshaped GOP Into Working-Class Party, Miller Says

Trump shares Stephen Miller's on-air claim that no leader since Abraham Lincoln has done more to rebuild the Republican Party into a working- and middle-class coalition.

Richard Miniter
First Published: August 8, 2026, 3:32 AM ET

Donald J. Trump amplified a claim that he has done more to rebuild the Republican Party than any leader since Abraham Lincoln. Trump shared commentary from Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, praising the president’s grip on the modern GOP. The post framed the party as a working-class and middle-class coalition remade in Trump’s image.