Trump's Fury at Dems Goes Nuclear as Crushing New Shutdown Poll Hits (TNR)

[Jack Valentino]

The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
October 20, 2025
PODCAST
Trump’s Fury at Dems Goes Nuclear as Crushing New Shutdown Poll Hits
As Trump’s anger grows amid another poll slide, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explains why Trump’s deep unpopularity should give you solace—even if beating him long term will be a brutal slog.

President Trump’s fury at Democrats over the government shutdown is escalating. First he angrily announced that he’s “terminated” the big tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey, basically saying he’d done this to punish Chuck Schumer, an extraordinarily deranged act of direct retribution. Then he unleashed a rambling tirade filled with lies about “mentally damaged” Democrats’ shutdown stance. All this comes as a new CNBC poll finds Trump and the GOP blamed for economic damage over the shutdown by 53-37. This has driven his economic approval down to 42-55, the worst ever in CNBC polling, with his standing on inflation at an abysmal 34-62. We talked to Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg, author of “The Hopium Chronicles.” He argues we should focus on the fundamentals: Trump is doing immense harm to the country, he’s deeply unpopular, and that will matter in the midterms—though Rosenberg also discusses why beating Trump and recovering from our authoritarian slide will be a brutal longer-term slog. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.

https://newrepublic.com/article/201972/trump-fury-dems-goes-nuclear-crushing-new-shutdown-poll-hits



It just occurred to me: we are reading headlines about 'Trump approval hits new low'
nearly as regularly as those which say 'Trump erupts overnight on Truth Social' !

[themaguffin]

1. I really like reading Greg Sargent, but his headline/titles really cheapen his good writing.

[BaronChocula]

16. Hyperbole in article titles

is the TikTok dance challenge of the political writer.

[Celerity]

17. Article authors rarely write the headlines or titles.

[Buzz cook]

18. Editors write headlines.

Might not be true in all cases.

[themaguffin]

19. To those who replied, yes I understand the role of hyperbole and editors, but my point was that

it exists. Virtually (or all) of his writing and podcast btw, have these headlines. Not all do it.

[Prairie Gates]

2. "with his standing on inflation at an abysmal 34-62."

Some of us have been saying this for weeks. The grocery stores are a nightmare right now, and that's where the rubber hits the road. The meat department is a goddamn Tiffany's. You can be a MAGA who still needs ground beef and a roast chicken and it's fucking bonkers out there. That 34% approval is approaching the floor for Trump. If it breaks through, then he's losing MAGAs on inflation too. You can eat your ideology for a little while, but not forever.

[BOSSHOG]

3. I'm saddened at 34%.

There is something wrong with anybody approving of anything he is doing regardless of status.

[haele]

4. These are the true believers who can still afford groceries.

The realtors and property managers, the "Limbaugh Listeners", racists, and mid level finance and service manager types.
They're inconvenienced, but not really hurting yet.

[pandr32]

7. Yes, but also the deeply indoctrinated.

Don't forget that Faux News was running a segment on the rise of socialism and all the related fear a few days ago. I didn't see it, but I read a post here where someone reported it. This is the kind of thing they get bombarded with. They are told the ills they face are Democrats fault. We're worse than Democrats now--we're radical leftists, and also terrorists.
This is why there were a few people who were arrested on the 18th brandishing guns as they drove by the enemy (protestors). Unfortunately, too, the hate they are being taught also comes from their church communities.
While these people hurt they blame us.

[Bluetus]

10. One thing I have noticed recently ...

On some of the social media, particularly Facebook, I have noticed that the right wing voices no longer include any reasonable arguments or even citation of information. It is now nothing but insults.

That tells me that people who did have some grasp of reality are at minimum , going silent now, and I do know of some cases where they have definitely begin criticizing the fascism that is happening.

[pandr32]

11. It is heartening to hear of someone who wakes up.

Some righties must have exposure to more sensible people, or are finally putting things together on their own. I say we should welcome them and hope that the severely indoctrinated base will get chipped away at.
We need Americans coming together.

[es466]

12. I have yet to see a Trumpist make a cogent argument online as to why he is a good president

At best, their arguments start out with (1) whataboutisms. When that doesn't work, the (2) strawman arguments come out. And when that fails, then comes the (3) name calling and playground-insult style attacks (i.e., "liberal tears" or "keep crying" or TDS).

But as you mention, a lot of them jump immediately into step 3 right off the bat!

[Bluetus]

20. What I'm saying is, in my little window on the MAGA world

they aren't even trying to make bad arguments or repeat ridiculous talking points. It nearly 100% insults with no connection to anything in the news.

[GoodRaisin]

14. That should be about to change when the new health insurance

subsidies and premiums are revealed.

[S/V Loner]

5. I have always believed that 30% of...

every nation are complete losers and blame others for their problems. They only really create a problem when evil uses their hate as a tool to reach its own agenda. That, of course, has nothing to do with what that 30% want and think they are going to get. The GOP turned over the rocks that they lived under.

[Grins]

6. "Trump is doing immense harm to the country"

And the world!!! He’s a RUSSIAN ASSET and has been since 1987!!! Until he leaves, he remains a threat to the world!

[ananda]

8. And they seem to go together, don't they?

Maybe his brain will explode at some point.

Teehee

[MoseShrute]

9. Nah

Too small of an explosion

[IronLionZion]

13. MAGAts thought he would lower prices

and create so many jobs you'd get sick of winning

[BaronChocula]

15. Disparity between handling inflation and handling economy

makes me wanna go cuckoo. So 42% approve of his handling of the economy overall while only 34% approve of his handling of inflation. Inflation is so interrelated to NEARLY every other aspect of the economy right now, I'm stunned at the variance.

That brings me to my next point. I dismiss a lot of info coming out of polls, because Americans don't know shit. There are still people who don't know the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare are the same thing. I hate watching pols on tube parroting "the American people are smart" or "the American people aren't stupid." THAN EXPLAIN HTF WE GOT HERE! I guess that's why I could never be a politician.
[Rant Concluded]

[Hassler]

21. A friend works at Lowe's in Lexington VA

He said people aren't buying because tariffs are raising prices too much, and Lowe's is getting shortages as the stock they ordered pre-Chump are running out.

[milestogo]

22. Maybe he'll give himself a massive heart attack.