Mark Halperin floored that Dems still think Trump’s style will sink him

Political analyst Mark Halperin said on Tuesday that he was confused by Democrats’ continued belief that President Donald Trump’s style will lead to his political demise.

Trump delivered a commencement address at West Point on Saturday while donning a “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat, and on Monday published a Memorial Day Truth Social post harshly attacking Democrats. Halperin, on “The Morning Meeting,” said Democratic sources have told him that they believe Trump’s administration is doomed and that they were outraged by Trump wearing the MAGA hat at West Point, along with his Truth Social post.

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“If you read [historian] Heather Cox Richardson or the emails and texts I get from my Democratic sources, as I said before, the Trump administration’s over. And it’s just a bankrupt, you know, corrupt mess and he’s already a failed president and he’s not getting anything done. That’s their point of view. They also are very taken with his wearing a MAGA hat … to give … a West Point graduation speech,” Halperin said. “They’re taken with his tweet, his Truth Social post, saying ‘Happy Memorial Day’ and criticizing [former President] Joe Biden. And they’re back to a [Democratic California Sen.] Adam Schiffian — and Heather Cox Richardson — point of view, which is everything Trump does is an epic disaster and that the American people will turn on him and Republicans in the midterms because he’s impolite.”

Halperin asked co-host and former Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine whether his party was correct to prioritize these issues.

“Look, to me, focusing on his style is not where one should be, because it’s been consistent for ten years. It’s been litigated ad nauseam … wearing a MAGA hat, like, kind of his in-your-face style — like it’s what people love and other people tolerate, right? I mean, that’s how I would phrase it,” Turrentine said. “To me, the focus should be on action … Trump is an authentic street fighter. It’s just, you may not like it, but we’ve litigated this. Like, get over it.”

“I heard from so many people yesterday about the Truth Social post, and I went and I read it and I was like, ‘Yeah, not the way anyone else who’s ever been president would write it, but I just cannot believe that, you know, nine years or whatever it is after he said … he didn’t like [late Arizona Sen.] John McCain because he got shot down, nine years after he, you know, said all the things he said in 2015 and 2016, we’re still having this conversation about whether his political fate will be tied to how rude he is on social media? I just can’t believe it, really,” Halperin responded, adding,  “I mean, again, I find this so confusing because, again, I’m not approving of his Truth Social post. I just think if you’re a Democrat and you’re trying to win politically, that talking about these Truth Social posts — like, if anything’s ever been priced into the stock of anything, it is this, I think.”

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said on May 16 that Trump’s approval rating unexpectedly surged after having slipped in April. Trump’s net approval rating rose from -9 points in April to -6 points, according to Enten’s own aggregate of polling.

Trump’s current approval rating is roughly -2, according to the RealClearPolling average.

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