Trump Explodes in Wild Fury at Poll that Hits Him with Worst News Yet

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

The New Republic

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Donald Trump exploded in fury on Thursday at polling and media companies. He raged over “Fake and Fraudulent Polling,” said this should be a “criminal offense,” lashed out at numerous news organizations, and vowed to put a stop to the “Polling SCAM.” He’s plainly talking about The New York Times’s new poll, which finds Trump absolutely flailing on most major issues. He’s 18 points underwater on immigration, a majority of working class voters disapproves of his handling of it, and public opposition to ICE is overwhelming. These are the worst numbers on the issue he’s ever gotten. Trump’s rage is a reminder that he thinks he’s immune to the laws of normal politics. But is he really? We think not. We talked to political theorist Alan Elrod, author of a good piece for Liberal Currents on the extent of Trump’s power. We discuss the meaning of the pro-immigration public backlash, whether normal politics can ever constrain Trump, and how Democrats should prepare for the post-Trump era. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.7	Donald Trump exploded in fury on Thursday, lashing out at polling organizations and media companies who he said are rigging numbers against him.
1:11.4	He was clearly triggered by the new poll from the New York Times, which delivered him probably the worst polling on immigration he's ever gotten. Trump's rage is a reminder that he thinks he's
1:18.2	immune to the laws of normal politics, and you can see why he thinks that. But we're going to
1:24.4	argue here that, well, he isn't immune and that he's in real political
1:28.3	trouble right now.
1:30.5	We're talking about all this with political theorist Alan Elrod, who has an interesting
1:34.4	new piece for liberal currents that digs into this question about whether normal politics
1:39.3	can ever constrain Trump or not.
1:42.0	Alan, great to have you on, man.
1:44.2	Great to be back, Greg.
1:45.8	So let's start with Trump.
1:47.5	He erupted on truth social.
1:49.1	He said, quote, fake and fraudulent polling should be virtually a criminal offense.
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