Trump Accidentally Admits What He Really Thinks of MAGA Voters

Trump Accidentally Admits What He Really Thinks of MAGA Voters

From THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent by Greg Sargent

April 20, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Donald Trump's recent criticisms of MAGA supporters and the implications for the GOP.

Donald Trump just erupted at MAGA allies for opposing his war. In one tirade, he attacked Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and others as “FAKE MAGA.” In another, he slammed them as “Low IQ.” Similarly, his pollster, John McLaughlin, claimed the MAGA base “doesn’t consider” those critics “conservative” anymore. So disagreeing with Trump intrinsically makes you non-MAGA? This reveals Trump believes MAGA is whatever he says it is at any given moment—that Trump and his pollster really do view MAGA as a cult. We’ve written about this dynamic before, but decided it was worth a pod episode. So we talked to New Republic staff writer Perry Bacon, author of a great piece on Trump and the global right. We discuss why Trump’s international and domestic allies are deserting him, how his excommunication of top MAGA figures is shrinking the movement, why Trump believes he can control the minds of his voters, and why all this could hurt GOP chances of holding the Senate. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Greg Sargent

Guest: Perry Bacon

Topics covered

  • Trump's relationship with MAGA voters
  • political cult dynamics
  • GOP election strategies
  • media criticism
  • MAGA movement decline

Keywords

  • Trump
  • MAGA
  • politics
  • GOP
  • Perry Bacon
  • cult
  • election
  • criticism

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Organizations: New Republic

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