Trump Blindsided as MAGA Base Fully Abandons Him!!

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What recent events led to the collapse of Donald Trump's MAGA movement?

Unknown 0:02
Burn baby, burn.
Ben Meiselas 0:04
The wheels have fully come off. Donald Trump is getting the karma he deserves. The MAGA movement has completely crashed. Some of the biggest MAGA names are taken to the air to tell Donald Trump, you've destroyed the MAGA movement. We're hearing from Trump voter after Trump voter saying they are done. Whether the crack began with the Epstein files, the tariffs against the world that Donald Trump promised was going to make everybody so wealthy, but destroyed their lives. Whether it was the catastrophic war in Iran, different people had different breaking points. But the commonality here is MAGA is in the talks. And hey, Marjorie Taylor Greene was out there rallying a lot of the MAGA people to leave as well.
Ben Meiselas 0:57
So is Thomas Massey. Now, let me show you what just went down. So you have Batya Ungersaragan, one of Donald Trump's biggest proxies out there. And so she took to the air on News Nation.

How are former MAGA supporters expressing their discontent?

Ben Meiselas 1:12
I mean, she's one of MAGA's biggest cheerleaders. And she said, Mr. President, Your supporters are hurting. They need help. They need it from you. You gotta help us. Why are you doing this? I want you to see what happens when she goes on live TV and says, Donald, why'd you do this to us? Because that's who he is. Here, play this clip.
Unknown 1:37
Mr. President, your supporters are hurting. People who voted for you three times, who would walk over Legos covered in hot coals to vote for you, are broke. Some are skipping meals. Others are buying canned chicken in bulk because that's all they can afford.

What role did economic factors play in MAGA supporters abandoning Trump?

Unknown 1:53
The cost of food and gas is just so high. People are finding it impossible to pay for their kids' after-school sports once they fill up the car with gas. People who support you and support the war in Iran, who were willing to pay a little more to make sure our grandkids don't have to live with the threat of a nuclear-armed terror state, who were willing to pay a little more for the possibility of reshoring our great manufacturing base with tariffs, well, they've paid all they can. Some are expressing anger and frustration. They feel that they voted for you to bring down the costs. Others are just quietly skipping meals. And contrary to what some in your administration keep saying, it's not just vibes.
Unknown 2:34
Inflation is eating up wage growth, and then some. Gas is $4.50 a gallon as we head into the summer travel season. The producer price index is up 6% as we head into grilling season. Savings are at an all-time low. 13% of credit card balances are now over 90 days delinquent, the highest since 2011. You keep saying that the stock market is doing great, and that is true, but the gains of the economy and nearly all consumer spending are concentrated in the top 10%. everyone else is broke. You keep saying that gas will plummet when Operation Epic Fury is over, and there's a new memorandum of understanding on the table. But even if there is a deal, it will take a lot of time for gas to come down. And in the meantime, the American people need something to get them through the slog.
Unknown 3:25
Your supporters need help, Mr. President, and they need it from you.

Which prominent MAGA figures are publicly criticizing Trump?

Unknown 3:28
We brought in $200 billion in tariff revenue. Couldn't some of that be shared with Americans struggling to put food on the table?
Ben Meiselas 3:36
Then we heard from Caroline Sunshine. Again, she was a former Trump 2024 campaign communications director. And if you remember some of the videos I've been doing, she was out there early on in 2025 as one of Donald Trump's biggest cheerleaders. There was nothing Donald Trump could do that was wrong. And here she is on CNN saying, Okay, Donald, you wanna brag that you have 100% of MAGA support? MAGA's done. MAGA's gone. You have 100% of a little tiny sliver of your cult. You destroyed it, Donald. This is Caroline Sunshine, one of Donald Trump's literal proxies out there. Here, play this clip. What are you hearing from your friends in the White House for speaking out like this publicly?
Caroline Sunshine 4:27
Um, it's a good question. I don't hear a lot. I wish they would maybe pick up the phone more. I think that there is an information ecosystem around the president right now that is designed to keep opinions like mine out or demonize supporters like me as.

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