https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/04/chris-buskirk-maga-vance-post-trump/
So, not an autocracy. These guys are quietly putting a LOT of money in making MAGA into an outfit that has lots of hoi polloi to do the voting and put boots on the ground, led by a class of "elite" billionaires telling them what to do. They think that this is the best way to move America forward.
It's odd; because MAGA trolls have been whining about "coastal elites" for years. Now these "elites", and yes they're coastal, want to basically run the US gov't. And they have LOTS of money and are well organized.
To me, it sounds like a way for a select few to enrich themselves even more than they are now. People of this ilk aren't known for volunteering to lessen their wealth. I don't see then lobbying to pay more of their fair share of income taxes, or working toward a health care system that works for everyone. Not on the dance card.
And of course they want a Trump-like figure to be POTUS. And J.D. Vane is part of this cabal. So guess who's the next beneficiary of their serious money and influence?