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::Strongly anti-Trump. Admitted in February 2018 that he was no longer actually conservative.<ref name="RubinBoot"/> He claimed the GOP under President Trump was somehow "white-nationalist party" and called for far-left Democrats to take over Congress.<ref>Conrade, Brooke (July 5, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/conservative-columnist-max-boot-calls-republicans-white-nationalist-party-wants-democrats-to-take-over Conservative columnist Max Boot calls Republicans 'white-nationalist party,' wants Democrats to 'take over']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Gstalter, Morgan (July 5, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/news/395559-conservative-columnist-i-want-democrats-to-take-over-congress Conservative columnist: I want Democrats to take over Congress]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref> He supports [[affirmative action]] and has used left-wing arguments to defend it.<ref>Ponnuru, Ramesh (June 23, 2018). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/harvard-affirmative-action-max-boot-weak-defense/ Max Boot’s Weak Defense of Harvard’s Affirmative Action]. ''National Review''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref> He praised Barack Obama and his presidency, despite its many left-wing policies, claiming that it "appears to be a lost golden age when reason and morality reigned" and that "I would take Obama back in a nanosecond."<ref>Gstalter, Morgan (July 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/398112-conservative-columnist-i-would-take-obama-back-in-a-nanosecond Conservative columnist: ‘I would take Obama back in a nanosecond’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 21, 2018.</ref> He has directly borrowed left-wing attacks against conservatives, such as claiming they are somehow "racist."<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/08/the-dark-side-of-american-conservatism-has-taken-over/</ref> Boot has associated himself with [[anti-Trump]] porn star [[Stormy Daniels]].<ref>https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1056172175365980160</ref> Boot moved so far away from conservatism that he eventually repudiated conservatism itself and was even criticized by other Never-Trumpers such as [[Jonah Goldberg]].<ref>Goldberg, Jonah (November 28, 2018). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/max-boot-switching-sides-conservatism-climate-change/ The Ugly Departure of Max Boot]. ''National Review''. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref>