☀️ Hi, Saturday! In this special edition via Axios AM, we're taking a quick break from our coverage of the Charlotte-verse for a closer look into another part of American culture: the MAGA-verse.

• We'll be back with your regularly scheduled newsletter tomorrow, but we hope you find this dispatch from across the Axios newsroom illuminating.

This takeover was reported and edited by Axios' Tal Axelrod, Zachary Basu and Erica Pandey. Smart Brevity™ count: 1,748 words ... 6½ mins.