lunatic fringe

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“Without those top-notch ‘lunatic fringe’ Jeep people down in the trenches, the Wrangler would have failed as an icon years ago,” he said.

From New York Times

And while Washington Republicans coddle Trump or fall silent, many in their party embrace the lunatic fringe.

From Washington Post

The loss of credibility has also given rise to new, often spontaneous groups, as well as the lunatic fringe that embraces conspiracy theories such as QAnon.

From Salon

Rep. Tom McClintock of California said, “Every movement has a lunatic fringe.”

From Seattle Times

But he urged those people to ask themselves, “’Who am I enabling, however unintentionally, and how do I channel my own protest without being coopted by the lunatic fringe?’”

From Seattle Times