The Tea Party started a “reversal” process, after the ’09 meltdown #1 was STOP RAISING THE NATIONAL DEBT limit, less attention to Israel and less funding for military.
Now the Trump party is trying to reverse that reversal. More debt, more defense spending, be more friendly with Israel.
The original reversal during Obama, was more attention to Muslims, I actually think the Original or invisible PTB after 9/11/01, decided that “might makes right” was not working, note 9/11, and a new approach, lets “help them like us”, so “groomed” Obama for the 2008 next president.