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Trump's 'desperate pitch' to conspiracy theorists is about to backfire: Analysis

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President Donald Trump is undermining his greatest accomplishment as he panders to conspiracy theorists — and it's about to backfire, a legal analysis claims. MS NOW's Michael Steele on Sunday penned a withering editorial about Trump's "desperate pitch to conspiracy theorists" — and the consequences he'll face because of it. "Trump is trashing [his] legacy as he courts the most conspiracy-minded factions of the coalition that put him back in office," wrote Steele. "It’s a remarkable reversal." The legacy in question is Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and Operation Warp Speed, the public-private partnership Steele credited with accelerating the distribution of Covid vaccines. Even former President Joe Biden has praised Trump for the initiative, Steele noted. But now, as Trump panders to his Make America Health Again base, the president threatens both the health of the nation and the future of his party, Steele argued. Steel pointed to Trump's executive order that recommended a