Trump is Losing Traction Even Amongst His Own
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Trump is Losing Traction Even Amongst His Own

How long can he last with dwindling support?

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Trump is Losing Traction Even Amongst His Own
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Donald Trump has been a controversial figure since before the election, but now the public is really starting to turn against him. It really started to go downhill for him when he at a press conference last week, he coined the term "alt-left" which compares the white supremacists at Charlottesville to the counter-protestors. And this was after he waited 2 days to make a statement on what happened at Charlottesville. After this press conference, many Republican congressmen spoke out against what Trump had said, even some who were staunchly conservative. Before this, it was mostly Democrats who were speaking out against Trump and his rhetoric.

In an incendiary speech in Arizona, filled with supporters and protestors, the president only made things worse for himself. He defended his remarks on Charlottesville again, which honestly just made him sound ridiculous. He insulted both of the Republican Senators in Arizona despite making his speech there. His rambling speech went on for 75 minutes. Much of his speech was insulting the media, which was sometimes met with boos. Trump also threatened to shut down the government if his plans for a border wall weren't passed in Congress. This angered people from both sides of the aisle in Congress.

The most interesting thing about the Arizona speech was that many of Trump's very own supporters lost interest in it. Hundreds of his followers left the speech site altogether, while other sat on the ground, played on their phones, and talked to each other. Sure Trump's support base has gotten smaller and smaller, but like cult followers of a TV show, they had always remained loyal, until now. With even his followers getting bored of his crazy rants and angry words, who else does Trump have to turn to?

Many people who work under Trump are resigning now too because of his reaction to Charlottesville. First, Trump's Art and Humanities committee resigned, the first letter of each paragraph of their resignation letter spelling "RESIST" and then Daniel Kammen. Trump's science envoy took it a step further. When he resigned, the first letter of each paragraph of his resignation letter spelled "IMPEACH."

James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence questions if Trump's fit for office. CNN held a panel on the same topic and most of the commentators agreed that he wasn't. None of us know how long Trump is going to last but we do know that he's losing support and fast.


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