For decades, Grover Norquist, head of the activist group Americans for Tax Reform, has been on a vicious quest to purge anyone who dared to raise taxes within the Republican Party. He’s taken down economic populists, budget hawks, and even former President George H.W. Bush. Today, signing Norquist’s anti-tax pledge is the price of entry to the Republican Party.
Norquist is now waging a vendetta against “traitors” in the White House — people who are reportedly considering raising taxes on the rich, which may include Vice President JD Vance, Trump strategist Steve Bannon, and maybe now even Trump himself.
On the finale of Tax Revolt, Senior Podcast Producer Arjun Singh sits down with Norquist to understand: Is the anti-tax movement’s grip on the Republican party as strong as ever — or could the pledgemaster be losing his grip?
This is Part Four of Tax Revolt, a podcast miniseries from Lever Time revealing how the decades-long anti-tax movement set the stage for President Donald Trump and DOGE’s efforts to dismantle the government.
- Listen to The Lever’s exclusive interview with Art Laffer, inventor of the Laffer curve, exclusively for premium subscribers.
- Part One of Tax Revolt is now on The Lever’s YouTube channel. Check it out and make sure to subscribe!
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