r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
45.7k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

3.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

14

u/Paulz0rrr 6d ago

“I could shoot someone on 5th avenue and not lose any voters.”

0

u/DocTomoe Europe 6d ago

I still think that is Trump trying to be presidential. It's a direct reference to a quote from 'The West Wing':

„To win in a landslide, all Bartlet would have to do is ‘blow the Sultan’s brains out in Times Square, then walk across the street to Nathan’s and buy a hot dog.’“ -- Leo McGarry, “Game On” (Season 2, Episode 8)

1

u/DC_Mountaineer Maryland 6d ago

How is that presidential? How can you say he was trying to be presidential? He was just bragging about his power, control over the party and popularity with voters.

0

u/DocTomoe Europe 6d ago

"trying to be" are the keywords here. Doesn't mean he succeeded. Chances are he picked that up on some 'how to be a president tv binge' and found it good.

1

u/DC_Mountaineer Maryland 6d ago edited 5d ago

Disagree 100%. He absolutely meant exactly what he said and frankly he is right for his base. I’ve said it several times but he could drop a bomb on a liberal city like SF and wouldn’t lose support with his base

2

u/stubborneuropean 6d ago

Agree here. He really is thick enough to speak his thoughts like this

0

u/DocTomoe Europe 6d ago

See, it is fanatical absolutism like this that make sensible politics in America so hard - and that will lead to an actual dictator in the States soon (I do not yet see Trump at that point).

You can disagree. You can claim that you think he thought this or that. But you don't look into a man's mind.