Much as America’s crisis of masculinity is real, Trump and MAGA have sold a false fix for it. So when Trump leaves, and his snake oil’s effect wears off, American men of his camp are bound to have a rude awakening
American men are facing a crisis of masculinity, driven by uncertainty about what it means to be a man in an era where their traditional dominance is being called into question. It’s left them flailing for a way to prove themselves, and much of Trump’s and MAGA’s popularity comes from how Trump is giving men an easy way to perform being a man.