Trump Spirals into Fury at Bad War News as Polls Hit Shocking New Low

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump is now raging at a staunch ally, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni. After she sided with the Pope’s criticism of the Iran war, which had infuriated Trump, he unloaded again, ripping her as “unacceptable” and seething that she “doesn’t care if Iran has a nuclear weapon.” Trump also called Meloni a coward for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, an analysis by CNN’s Harry Enten finds that Trump’s net approval among noncollege whites—a key part of his base—has nosedived by a shocking 34 points. Trump is also deeply underwater with these voters on something you’d think they would stick with him through: The war and his handling of Iran. It all looks like a new kind of low among this once-loyal constituency. We talked to New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard, who’s been writing well about the politics of this war. We discuss why noncollege whites are abandoning Trump, how Iran is splintering MAGA at home and abroad, and the challenges JD Vance will face as heir to this fracturing movement. 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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0:00.0	This is the Daily Blast from the New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
0:16.4	I'm your host, Greg Sargent.
0:29.2	Donald Trump is raging in all directions.
0:33.6	After exploding at Pope Leo over his criticism of the war,
0:36.2	he's now lashing out at an ally,
0:41.6	Italian Prime Minister Georgia Maloney. Why? Because she sided with the Pope on the war and because she won't help him reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as a new
0:48.4	polling analysis shows him cratering with non-college white voters who are, of course, a critical
0:53.7	voting bloc. The conventional wisdom is that Trump has a high-flict. cratering with non-college white voters who are, of course, a critical voting block.
0:55.3	The conventional wisdom is that Trump has a high floor of support due to his base,
1:00.6	but what if he hasn't bottomed out yet?
1:03.6	We're talking about all this with New Republic Senior Editor Alex Shepard,
1:07.3	who's been writing well about the catastrophic politics of Iran for Trump world.
1:11.6	Alex, always good to have you on, man.
1:13.6	It's great to be back.
1:15.6	Let's start with some polling because it's amazing.
1:17.6	CNN's Harry Inton looked at an average of polls to calculate Trump's approval with white voters who didn't go to college.
1:24.6	Listen.
1:25.6	We are talking about non-college white voters, and he is sliding right into the water.
1:31.2	This is a rut-row moment to quote the great Scooby-Doo.
1:34.5	Trump's net approval rating with non-college whites. Look at this. In February of 2025,
1:38.9	it was plus 32 points. And now it is minus two points. That is a 34 point shift. And I will note this as an average
1:45.8	repulse. So that was overall approval. Now listen to what these voters are thinking on the Iran war.
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