Trump Spirals into Fury at Bad War News as Polls Hit Shocking New Low

About this episode

The episode discusses Donald Trump's declining approval ratings among noncollege whites and his recent conflict with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over the Iran war.

Donald Trump is now raging at a staunch ally, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni. After she sided with the Pope’s criticism of the Iran war, which had infuriated Trump, he unloaded again, ripping her as “unacceptable” and seething that she “doesn’t care if Iran has a nuclear weapon.” Trump also called Meloni a coward for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, an analysis by CNN’s Harry Enten finds that Trump’s net approval among noncollege whites—a key part of his base—has nosedived by a shocking 34 points. Trump is also deeply underwater with these voters on something you’d think they would stick with him through: The war and his handling of Iran. It all looks like a new kind of low among this once-loyal constituency. We talked to New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard, who’s been writing well about the politics of this war. We discuss why noncollege whites are abandoning Trump, how Iran is splintering MAGA at home and abroad, and the challenges JD Vance will face as heir to this fracturing movement. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Greg Sargent

Guest: Alex Shephard

Topics covered

• Trump's approval ratings
• Iran war
• political analysis
• MAGA movement
• voter demographics
• Giorgia Meloni

Keywords

• Trump
• Giorgia Meloni
• Iran
• polls
• MAGA
• voter base
• politics
• approval ratings
• Harry Enten
• Alex Shephard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Republic, CNN

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