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Trump’s Weird Tirade on Midterms Accidentally Reveals Key GOP Weakness

This week, GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton privately admitted that Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Texas was a serious problem for the state’s Republican candidates.

Trump TV Ads Backfire as New Poll Shows He’s Shockingly Toxic for GOP

Donald Trump has been running propaganda ads starring, well, himself as a way to help the GOP in the midterms. The ads are government-funded, and one official even sugges

Trump’s Fury at Canada Takes Darker Turn as GOPers Quietly Sound Alarm

Donald Trump’s ban on a range of Canadian imports just went into effect, and The New York Times calls this a sign that the trade war has grown “vicious.” In a rambling ti

Trump Erupts in Wild Panic as GOP Midterm Leaks Grow Urgent: “Wipeout”

Republicans leaking about the midterms are growing more alarmed. One GOP operative in Iowa says this: “It feels like it could be a wipeout.” In story after story, Republi

Trump’s Rage over Failing Press Ban Goes Off Rails in Epic Self-Own

A few days ago, Donald Trump exploded in an extended tirade at news organizations. Why? Because they had suspended TV pool coverage of him to show solidarity with three n

MAGA Radio Host Humiliates Trump by Leaking Truly Brutal GOP Poll Data

Iowa radio host Steve Deace just unleashed an extraordinary social media screed. He confided that GOP pollsters have informed House Republicans that GOP +15 districts are

Trump’s Rage at CNN Boils Over as Case for Press Ban Starts Collapsing

Out of the three news organizations that Donald Trump has banned from the White House, he reserves special fury for CNN. He erupted at reporter Kaitlan Collins, posting t

Trump Hits Record Poll Low as GOP Leaks Worsen: “Bottom Falling Out”

The polling just keeps getting worse for the GOP. A new Reuters survey finds Donald Trump’s approval at 32 percent—the worst in Reuters polling of both his terms. He’s at

Trump Press Ban Backfires as Aides Leak Humiliating Motive Behind It

Donald Trump’s efforts to ban news organizations from the White House are backfiring. Trump said straight out that he barred them because their coverage displeased him, a

Trump’s Pollster Drops Bomb on GOP as Midterm Panic Grows: “Bloodbath”

A striking new poll finds Democrat Mary Peltola leading GOP Senator Dan Sullivan by 46-41 in the Alaska Senate race. This is big news: Because quality polling of Alaska i

Fox in Full Meltdown as Network’s Own Poll Hits Trump with Brutal News

Fox News is having profound trouble coping with the spate of terrible stories hitting Donald Trump. Lately the network has been mostly avoiding discussion of the Iran deb

Trump’s Iran Fiasco Takes Humiliating Turn as Leaks Grow More Damning

Donald Trump has once again stepped up his threats to entirely wipe out Iran, but it somehow isn’t forcing Iran to make the deal he wants. The emptiness of the threats is

Trump Rages Openly at Midterm Woes as His Worst Poll Yet Lands Hard

Donald Trump exploded in wild fury at the Supreme Court after it blocked his scheme to corrupt vote-by-mail. But in his bizarrely unhinged tirade was a key tell: He calle

Trump’s Angry Tirades on AI Accidentally Wreck GOP’s Midterm Strategy

After AI scientists and executives called for a slowdown in unrestrained AI development, Donald Trump unleashed a series of crazed tirades to the contrary. He raged that

Trump’s Rage Erupts as Brutal “Convention” Ratings Humiliate Him Badly

Donald Trump raged at a reporter who asked about his “midterm convention” offer to send $5,000 to voters if the GOP holds Congress. He snapped at her repeatedly, called h

Trump Tailspins as Latest Plot to Rig Midterms Is Mocked Even on Fox

Donald Trump just tailspinned again in the polls. In a new Quinnipiac survey, his overall approval is at 33 percent and he plummeted to a record low on the economy. Meanw

Trump’s Fury at Canada Grows So Unhinged that Even GOPers are Rattled

After Canada’s reciprocal tariffs kicked in this week, Donald Trump spiraled on social media. He posted a deranged map suggesting he wants to annex all of Canada. He post

Angry, Unglued Trump Accidentally Reveals His Contempt for MAGA Voters

Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of angry, unhinged threats over the last few days. He posted a map of all of North America—including Canada and Mexico—under conquest by

Trump Tailspins as GOP Leaks of Midterm Panic Take Humiliating Turn

Donald Trump’s tailspinning continues. A CNN analysis finds that Trump has a lower approval rating than any of his predecessors going into midterms in this millennium. Th

Best of the Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Damning War Admission as GOP Panics: “What the Hell?” (04/03/26)

Original air date: April 3, 2026 During Donald Trump’s speech on Iran this week, he revealed too much. In a line that sounded partly ad-libbed, he declared that the Stra