Trump: GOP doing ‘extremely poor job of promotion’ ahead of midterms

0 October 1, 2026 16:24

Before heading to the red states of Texas and Oklahoma to rally his GOP base, President Trump unloaded on his own party, blaming the GOP for doing "an extremely poor job of promotion" while praising himself for doing "an extremely great job of running the country."

Journalists weigh in on Trump’s comments. Are Trump’s dismal poll numbers the result of a poor sales job?

0:00 Trump: I’ve done a "bad job explaining how good the country is doing"
1:58 NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe reacts to Trump: "The President is not very popular right now"
3:00 Axios’s Alex Thompson on the differences between Trump’s terms
4:29 Is this echoing what the Biden Admin said? The Atlantic’s Toluse Olorunnipa on messaging
6:03 Is the problem promotion or affordability? The Wall Street Journal’s Eliza Collins weighs in

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