It would be hard to measure it’s power over time like other entities, but Trump is probably the presidential embodiment of the idea of ‘US paramouncy’ over everyone and I think there are a lot of desperate moves being made to ensure US supremacy at least over as much of the world, particularly the west, with the rise of China and some nations to flock to her orbit instead

that is the argument and its more direct than you would think, Limbaughs provocative broadcast format was quite experimental after the fairness doctrine was repealed but it was a smash hit, so much so that roger ailes used it as his own template for Fox… which was then copied by MSNBC… so i believe it’s a domino effect rather than a direct A leads to B