Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Brutal New Fox Poll Hits

It’s about the fracturing within his coalition, which has really intensified following the death of Charlie Kirk. And it’s about his, like, visible aging, his visible physical decline, which is becoming harder to ignore and really conspicuous after he made such a big deal in the 2024 cycle over the age and infirmity of President Joe Biden.

Sargent: Well, speaking of the polls, the Fox News poll that came out this week is really striking. I’m just going to read some findings. Seventy-two percent say economic conditions are not so good or poor. Only 39 percent approve of his handling of the economy. His approval on tariffs is only 36 percent. Fifty-eight percent say he’s focused on the wrong things, 59 percent are unhappy with the direction of the country, and 90 percent of voters are concerned about inflation and high prices. Those are terrible numbers, and that’s a Fox poll, Moira. What do you think of that?

Donegan: Yeah, I think there are some things that are peculiar about the Trump phenomenon but might be, like, more illustrative about American politics in general. One of which is that Trump always is a lot more powerful when he’s out of office than when he’s in office. People love Donald Trump when he’s not the president, and they tend to hate him when he’s the president. Or about half of people like him when he’s not the president. And very few like him when he is the president, right?