Oct 12, 2026 · 25 min · 9 segments
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And I, I never thought that was possible, uh, because for this class, for this particular class, it was stacked against the Democrats.
And this sh- sh- simply shows you, you know, by which senators were up, uh, it just shows you how bad, uh, the Trump situation is.
Donald, Donald Trump has often systematically waged war on the very constituents that got him into office.
Uh, be it the Hispanic votes, uh, who is- he's now unleashed in his policies, uh, when it comes to immigrations that don't even make sense, um, because of the fact that they so, uh, really, uh, undermine our productivity and our ability to be competitive globally.
Um, and, and the targets have been people who are related to people that were a constituency that got him elected.
Or farmers, think about farmers, and here he is, uh, making special trade arrangements with current countries to get beef into the United States at a cheaper rate than what they can get in the United States because of Trump's tariff policies.
This month, millions, million plus I read, got a, a check for $500, um, if they had been on Obamacare subsidy before and had been cut off.
Essentially sending a let- literally to, I don't know, it's over a million is what I've read, that says, "By the way, I want to remind you, I'm the one who cut off your subsidies." He thinks it's gonna persuade people to vote for him.
But look, there is an argument to be made for a leaner federal government, but he has ma- failed miserably to make that argument.
You know, the vast majority of people in the United States make under $100,000 in their households, and the fact that he cannot appreciate the increase in prices at the supermarket and the gas pump is telling.
And maybe he's come around to the view that gas prices have increased, uh, but he's really made no effort to offset that.
... um, it's just hard for me to understand how Trump can recover from that and how he can be a successful president in the next nearly two years-
And I, I never thought that was possible, uh, because for this class, for this particular class, it was stacked against the Democrats.
And this sh- sh- simply shows you, you know, by which senators were up, uh, it just shows you how bad, uh, the Trump situation is.
Donald, Donald Trump has often systematically waged war on the very constituents that got him into office.
Uh, be it the Hispanic votes, uh, who is- he's now unleashed in his policies, uh, when it comes to immigrations that don't even make sense, um, because of the fact that they so, uh, really, uh, undermine our productivity and our ability to be competitive globally.
Um, and, and the targets have been people who are related to people that were a constituency that got him elected.
Or farmers, think about farmers, and here he is, uh, making special trade arrangements with current countries to get beef into the United States at a cheaper rate than what they can get in the United States because of Trump's tariff policies.
This month, millions, million plus I read, got a, a check for $500, um, if they had been on Obamacare subsidy before and had been cut off.
Essentially sending a let- literally to, I don't know, it's over a million is what I've read, that says, "By the way, I want to remind you, I'm the one who cut off your subsidies." He thinks it's gonna persuade people to vote for him.
But look, there is an argument to be made for a leaner federal government, but he has ma- failed miserably to make that argument.
You know, the vast majority of people in the United States make under $100,000 in their households, and the fact that he cannot appreciate the increase in prices at the supermarket and the gas pump is telling.
And maybe he's come around to the view that gas prices have increased, uh, but he's really made no effort to offset that.
... um, it's just hard for me to understand how Trump can recover from that and how he can be a successful president in the next nearly two years-
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