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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is facing increasing discontent among the most loyal sectors of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, who accuse him of straying from the priorities that brought him back to the White House.
According to The Washington Post, several conservative leaders have warned the president that part of his base feels "disconnected" and "disenchanted" with his management.
During a lunch at the White House, conservative pollster Mark Mitchell from Rasmussen Reports expressed to Trump that his administration seems more focused on foreign policy and business elites than on the everyday issues facing Americans.
"You said: 'Fight, fight, fight', but now you are battling Marjorie Taylor Greene and not for the citizens," they would have said.
The internal survey from Rasmussen suggests that many supporters believe Trump has not fulfilled his promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington, symbolizing the political corruption he pledged to eradicate.
Mitchell urged him to refocus his government on a "pragmatic economic populism," in light of the growing discontent over the cost of living, healthcare prices, and the lack of visible results.
Additionally, some sectors of the MAGA movement accuse him of failing to fulfill his promise to declassify and make public the files related to the deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, a topic that many supporters view as emblematic of the fight against corruption and the cover-up by political and financial elites.
For those groups, the White House's silence on the case is a sign that Trump has aligned himself with the same interests he previously claimed to oppose.
Meanwhile, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, until recently one of his most fervent allies, has turned into one of his main critics. After being disavowed by the president, she resigned from her seat in Congress. Greene warned that "the base is disillusioned, they know what he promised to do, and they know he is not delivering."
Trump, for his part, plans to resume his nearly weekly rallies to highlight the achievements of his administration and attempt to reconnect with his electorate. However, during his recent appearance in Pennsylvania, the president downplayed concerns about inflation and the rising cost of living, asserting that "he can't say that affordability is a hoax, because prices were indeed too high."
Although Trump maintains strong support among Republicans, recent polls show that his approval has fallen below 90% within the party and hovers around 41% nationally. Conservative analysts fear that internal discontent and economic strain could jeopardize the Republican majority in the November legislative elections.
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