“The potential through-line from Buckley to Trump is also important because of what it says about the right. For years, many Republicans and conservatives claimed Trump was an aberration and not representative of the movement or the party. Today, with many of Trump’s key arguments found in the writings of the right’s most historically prominent voice, that’s harder to accept today.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/15/william-buckley-biography-donald-trump-00392283