Trump Shrugs Off GOP's 2026 Midterms as Polls Show 58.4% Disapproval
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Updated · CNN · Aug 7
Trump Shrugs Off GOP's 2026 Midterms as Polls Show 58.4% Disapproval
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 7
Summary
Punchbowl’s interview captured Trump saying Republicans are "angry at Republicans, but they’re not angry at me," while stressing he has already won his own race and is "not campaigning."
Trump cast helping the party as optional, pointing to his roughly $400 million war chest and recent travel as favors rather than obligations to protect Republican majorities.
Polling undercuts his claim: one recent measure put his disapproval at 58.4%, and a Pew survey found 81% of Democrats said their midterm vote would be against Trump, versus 44% of Republicans saying theirs would be for him.
The comments fit a broader pattern as Trump keeps prioritizing the Iran war and divisive fights such as ending the filibuster, even as high gas prices and other unpopular policies weigh on Republicans ahead of November.