Your 'true populists' like Trump and Milei who at least try to follow through on what they promised.
I'd argue even that isn't the true populist. Don't get me wrong, I think they've done some good things, and their hearts are likely in the right place...but they've both made compromise after compromise too, and betrayed their base at times too.
We have yet to see the true populist. (True Populism Has Never Been Tried.)
I've come to the conclusion that we have two types of populist on the right:
The 'poser populist' who take on the look and attitude but don't commit to the policies or behaviour like your Pierre and I'd also say Farrage.
Your 'true populists' like Trump and Milei who at least try to follow through on what they promised.
The first type always buckle the second they encounter a strong bit of resistance while the latter just push back and keep pushing.
I'd argue even that isn't the true populist. Don't get me wrong, I think they've done some good things, and their hearts are likely in the right place...but they've both made compromise after compromise too, and betrayed their base at times too.
We have yet to see the true populist. (True Populism Has Never Been Tried.)