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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jeremy Barr in Webster, Texas

Being pro-Trump has been ‘easy radio’ for conservative hosts like Jesse Kelly. Those days are ending.

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Jesse ‘Kelly is one of the most influential players in the medium.’ Illustration: Eddie Guy/The Guardian; Photo: Antranik Tavitian

Nothing lasts forever. Jesse Kelly knows his meteoric rise through conservative radio will end one day – just like Donald Trump’s power over the Republican party.

Every day, the 6ft 8in Kelly walks a tightrope between sycophancy and criticism of the US president: the same fine line many rightwing hosts have attempted to tread throughout Trump’s rise, fall, and then resurrection from the political graveyard after his 2020 presidential election defeat.

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