The moment thousands of MAGA supporters lit their red caps on fire told us more than a year of headlines ever could. Trumpism has long been mistaken for a political ideology. It’s not. It’s a vehicle—one whose driver no longer knows where he’s going, and whose passengers are starting to fight over the wheel.

When Attorney General Pam Bondi dismissed the Epstein files as inconsequential and Trump told his base to “move on,” he ignited the most significant internal rupture in the MAGA movement to date. That’s not a policy disagreement. That’s a crisis of faith. You don’t burn a symbol of loyalty because you dislike the price of eggs. You do it because the altar you were told to kneel at turns out to be hollow.

This revolt is a constitutional gift. Populist energy can be dangerous—but it can also be redirected. If those disillusioned by personalism rediscover principles—like transparency, accountability, or even truth—then maybe, just maybe, some of that fire can light a better path.