Who's been talking about "giving Trump credit for the populist movement gaining ground" ?
The point that me and the article are making is the precise reverse; that in the eyes of the world, Trump is discrediting populist movements.
Remember "The Arab Spring" ? It started in Tunisia and as other Arab nations looked on, the people thought they'd like some of the same freedom of expression, too. It was like a domino effect across about five countries, ending up tragically when it hit the brick wall of Assad's brutal regime.
It's too early to do more than just speculate, but with Trump it appears to be the opposite; the world watches what he's doing to America and thinks, "We don't want that happening here!" The evidence is that in 3 post-Trump European elections, populist parties all significantly lost ground.
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