The MAGA Agenda and Right-Wing Christian Supports: A Threat to American Secularism

Adhysti Keinar Phattika

doi:10.55227/ijhess.v5i1.1688

Authors

Adhysti Keinar Phattika Universitas Gajdah Mada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55227/ijhess.v5i1.1688

Keywords:

Donald Trump, Make America Great Again (MAGA), secularism, Christians

Abstract

President Donald J. Trump is the 45^th President of the United States of America. His remark “Make America Great Again” and its narrative promises America into its national reawakening and the golden Age. However, the narrative also contains dualism in its meaning, which threatens the principle of secularism and American democracy. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives and employing a qualitative interpretive research methodology, this research explores how Trump’s rhetoric and the support of right-wing Christians construct a morally exclusive vision of American identity, which leads to the notion of secular governance portrayed as a threat. This alignment redefines the role of faith in the public sphere and erodes the foundational separation between church and state, posing a significant threat to pluralistic democracy. The findings contribute to broader debates about political religion and the shifting contours of secularism in the Trump administrative era

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