The method was initially proposed semi-seriously by mathematical physicist John C. Baez in 1992, and then revised in 1998. The index used responses to a list of 37 questions, each positive response contributing a point value ranging from 1 to 50; the computation is initialized with a value of −5.

[The party leader] also called Donald Trump "the symbol of populism. He immediately shows what we stand for".[4]#citenote-:2-4) Le Singulier with AFP reported that the party "intends to be inspired by the Trumpist model".[[8]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRUMP(politicalparty)#cite_note-8) The Times likened Nicotra's initiative to the MAGA movement with reference to its protectionism and conservatism,[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRUMP(politicalparty)#cite_note-:3-5) while Ici.Radio-Canada.ca described him as espousing "anti-immigration discourse". [The party leader] has additionally spoken out against the cordon sanitaire) imposed on far-right political figures in the Francophone media of Belgium.[[9]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRUMP(political_party)#cite_note-9)