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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

Trump faces 5th week of war with Iran, with plummeting poll numbers and a restless MAGA base

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Ms Now, President, Versant Media, Policy, Msnbc, Versant, Government, Senate

4.43.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The ongoing war in Iran and fears of potential ground operations help fuel the nationwide “No Kings” protests. New concerns about the war's impact on the economy as one key report estimates the conflict costs the U.S. 10,000 jobs per month. Then, Trump faces sinking poll numbers and even opposition from many in the MAGA movement. Luke Broadwater, Daniella Diaz, Susan Glasser, Justin Wolfers, Max Chafkin, Gen. Barry McCaffrey & Angelo Curasone all join "The 11th Hour"

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0:00.0

Tonight, Trump's war in Iran may be entering a new, more dangerous phase as Americans voiced their opposition at nationwide no kings protests.

0:09.8

Then, with 50,000 U.S. troops now in the region, growing concerns about the potential for ground operations inside Iran.

0:18.2

Plus, plummeting poll numbers and a restless base is Trump's MAGA movement

0:23.0

headed for a meltdown. The 11th hour gets underway on this Monday night.

0:30.4

Good evening. I'm Alicia Menendez. In for Stephanie Rule. Today, millions of Americans went back

0:36.1

to work and to school after taking part this weekend

0:39.1

in sweeping historic protests across all 50 states.

0:43.2

According to the organizers of the No King's protests, about 8 million people hit the streets,

0:49.3

all protesting the policies of one President Donald Trump.

0:53.1

A couple quick numbers for you.

0:55.0

If 8 million people participated, that means more than one out of every 50 people in America were at a protest Saturday.

1:02.0

And according to the organizers, two-thirds of the people who signed up to protests live in the suburbs, small towns, or rural areas.

1:10.0

That's a 40% increase from the last No Kings

1:13.0

protest. An American's anger, a Trump, is not just showing up in the streets. A new poll from

1:18.9

the University of Massachusetts Amherst found Trump's approval at 33%, an all-time low. It all comes as

1:26.6

Donald Trump's war in Iran enters its second month.

1:30.0

Today, Trump amped up both his optimism for a deal with Iran and his threats against the

1:34.8

country if they don't reach a deal. He wrote on social media that the U.S. is in serious discussions

1:40.4

with a new and more reasonable regime and that they've made great progress.

1:45.4

But if there's no deal, the Strait of Hormuz isn't opened immediately, Trump says the U.S.

1:50.3

will destroy their power plants, oil wells, carg island, and possibly water desalinization plants.

1:56.5

Well, you may be wondering, a new regime in Iran? When did that happen?

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