What A Day Trump: Bigly Unpopular
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Jan 22, 2026 
Dan Pfeiffer, a former White House communications official and co-host of Pod Save America, dives into Donald Trump's alarming polling decline. Discussing the fallout from Trump's Greenland proposal and canceled tariffs, Pfeiffer emphasizes how these unpopular stances have damaged his image. He explores the political landscape, explaining why independents and minority voters are turning away from Trump, and warns about the dangers of a weakened yet unpredictable leader. Expect insights on issues Republicans handle better, despite Trump's overall unpopularity.
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Greenland Move Offered Little New Value
- Trump's Greenland gambit mainly recycled existing US military presence and offered little new benefit to voters.
- The episode frames the controversy as politically unnecessary and broadly unpopular with Americans.
Subterranean Approval One Year In
- Trump's approval ratings are deeply negative one year into his second term and worse than Biden's at the same point.
- Dan Pfeiffer situates those numbers historically and calls them a very bad political position.
Second-Term Lame Duck Problem
- Second-term presidents usually weaken as they become perceived lame ducks and rarely recover politically.
- Pfeiffer explains that without an upcoming re-election, there's no forcing mechanism to reunify the party's voters.