The Claremont Institute, a right-wing think tank in California, has grown increasingly influential in Republican circles in recent years. In 2016, its goal was to make Donald J. Trump a legitimate candidate — and then it did.
Journalist Elisabeth Zerofsky traces the roots of the divisive organization, explaining how it makes the intellectual case for Trumpism but also how, with its ties to Ron DeSantis and John Eastman, the consulting organization has become the home for “counter-revolutionary” politics far beyond the former President.
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Additional production for The Sunday Read was contributed by Emma Kehlbeck, Parin Behrooz, Anna Diamond, Sarah Diamond, Jack D’Isidoro, Elena Hecht, Desiree Ibekwe, Tanya Pérez, Marion Lozano, Naomi Noury, Krish Seenivasan, Saskia Solomon, Corey Schreppel, Margaret Willison, Kate Winslett and Tiana Young. Special thanks to Mike Benoist, Sam Dolnick, Laura Kim, Julia Simon, Lisa Tobin, Blake Wilson and Ryan Wegner.
