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Trump at odds with MAGA movement on multiple fronts

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USA TODAY

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4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey discusses some of the latest friction between President Donald Trump and parts of the MAGA movement.

Texas flood victims are being remembered by families and communities.

The Secret Service has suspended six staff members after the Trump assassination attempt, amid policy changes.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers breaks down the current relationship between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Trump ripped Putin this week.

Former President Joe Biden's doctor wouldn't testify in a Congressional investigation into his mental fitness.

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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Friday, July 11th, 2025. This is USA Today's

0:25.8

is the excerpt. Today how Trump and Maga are fighting on a number of fronts. Plus, what's the

0:33.7

status of Trump and Putin's relations? And we remember some of those lost in Texas floods.

0:40.9

President Donald Trump has found himself at odds with the MAGA movement on multiple fronts.

0:45.8

I caught up with USA Today Chief Political correspondent Philip M. Bailey to help us break it all down.

0:51.1

Well, thanks for joining me, sir. Taylor, how's it going?

0:54.9

Good, good. Thanks for wrap it on. So let's start with immigration in this context. You know, this issue helped President

0:59.4

Trump win the White House. And as you're right, Philip, he continues to receive his highest

1:03.9

approval marks among conservatives on aspects of this issue. Is that still the case for the MAGA wing

1:09.7

of the party? The administration's approach,

1:12.1

the controversial approach that they are waging against undocumented immigrants, and we're seeing

1:17.4

the images across the country of ICE agents going into different parts of the country,

1:21.7

really trying to weed out as many undocumented migrants as possible. This is where Donald Trump is

1:26.8

at his best. And depending on what

1:28.6

poll you look at, most Americans, I think, are in support of the idea of removing undocumented

1:35.1

immigrants. But even though he gets some negative reviews from independents and Democrats,

1:40.8

it's really with Republicans where this has fueled the most. A Pew Research Center

1:46.0

survey in June, for example, found that 78% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independent voters

1:53.6

give Donald Trump a thumbs up on immigration, what he's doing with that, compared to just 12%

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