Dan Pfeiffer

That's a good thing.

Crazier things have happened.

No, no, I'm not saying you're wrong, but you know he's in a signal chat, so he could respond.

No, no, he speaks until Stephen Miller tells him to stop speaking.

Maybe he's tired.

Maybe he just doesn't give a shit.

Or maybe that speech was so long, even Donald Trump is sick of hearing Donald Trump talk.

I'm actually more cavalier today than I was on Tuesday night.

More cavalier.

After having seen that ad, it shows why the idea that this is some moment that is going to shape the midterms is idiotic.

It is pure stenography from reporters talking to Republican operatives.

It doesn't translate into an ad.

That ad sucks.

It's not really clear what's happening.

No one knows the context for it.

And even if they did, it would not matter that much because this is not Donald Trump of 2024.

This is Donald Trump of 2026 when his immigration approval rating is 12 to 15 points underwater.

He is not the efficacy of a message is intrinsically tied to the credibility of the messenger.

And Trump and the Republicans no longer have credibility on immigration.

Democrats don't either.