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Trump Falters Bigly On Inflation, Trouble Ahead For Republicans

Things take a turn for the worse for MAGA ahead of the midterms

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Dash Dobrofsky
May 27, 2026
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It has been a disastrous week for Trump and the Republican Party at large.

First, inflation

Not only is Trump’s approval rating in the gutter, but he’s now polling at all-time lows among Republicans on inflation.

Which is why…

His economic advisors are now trying to convince Americans that inflation is actually…good!

Here’s what Kevin Hassett (Trump advisor) said yesterday morning: “The thing I’ve seen is that while people have been spending more money at gas stations, they’ve been spending more money on everything else, which means they’re still very very optimistic about the state of the economy.”

No. People are spending more because everything costs more. And in fact, consumer sentiment is at historic lows, showing Americans are deeply pessimistic about the economy…Trump’s economy.

Also, Trump has been caught falling asleep on TV, and the White House desperately tried to spin it away

Trump’s ‘rapid response 47’ team spent the day trying to convince the public that reporters are the ones falling asleep on camera—not Trump. They literally circulated screenshots of reporters blinking and claimed they were sleeping, all to distract from the fact that Trump has now repeatedly been caught falling asleep in public.

He fell asleep standing up during a healthcare conference, nodded off during Hegseth’s Memorial Day speech, and has fallen asleep multiple times during televised Oval Office meetings…all of which occurred before lunchtime.

Nice to see the media’s been covering this more aggressively.

Meanwhile

Things are starting to go sideways for Republicans:

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