As America nears a tipping point, Russell Vought desires a radical rightwing “counter-revolution.”
 
For Die Zeit, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen.
 
Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):

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https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-09/russell-vought-donald-trump-office-of-management-and-budget-republikaner?freebie=e4fea309

Russell Vought: Das ist Trumps gefährlichster Stratege

Er organisiert vom Weißen Haus aus den Umbau der USA. Russell Vought ist Spitzenjurist, christlicher Nationalist – und die subtile Kampfmaschine im Auftrag von Trump.

DIE ZEIT

@tzimmer_history Thank you for making available this English version for those of us whose rudimentary German is inadequate for the Die Zeit essay. Here is an analysis of Vought’s policies and actions which jibe well with DT resentment towards American culture neither understand nor respect.
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