President Donald Trump has acquired unanimous backing from MAGA voters in a new ballot — a consequence that left a tv analyst stunned.
On Wednesday morning, NCS data analyst Harry Enten took inventory of the president’s base of assist because the war in Iran entered its third week, intensifying throughout the Middle East and fueling considerations about world financial fallout.
“Sometimes you look at the polling data and there are numbers that just jump off the screen at you and this is one of those,” Enten mentioned on News Central.
He pointed to the outcomes of a current NBC News survey, which discovered that 100% of self-identified MAGA voters assist the Republican president, whereas zero disapprove.
“You don’t have to be a mathematical genius to know you can’t go higher than one hundred percent,” Enten mentioned, evaluating Trump to “the 1972 Miami Dolphins,” who received the Super Bowl that 12 months.
“Now, there are some Republicans who disapprove of Donald John Trump, but they are not members of the Make America Great Again movement,” Enten added. “The bottom line is this: if you are a member of MAGA, you approve of Donald Trump.”
NCS anchor Sara Sidner identified that a number of high-profile on-line figures have lashed out on the 79-year-old president over the struggle in Iran, noting the distinction together with his marketing campaign pledge to finish overseas conflicts and to be the “candidate of peace.”
She could have been referring to podcast host Tucker Carlson, who has described Trump’s navy marketing campaign as “absolutely disgusting and evil.” Other notable conservatives, together with media persona Megyn Kelly and former Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, have additionally come out strongly towards the new struggle in the Middle East.
“Is there any sign that people might be leaving MAGA relative to 2024?” Sidner requested.
Enten mentioned it’s unlikely, highlighting the ballot consequence that confirmed 30 p.c of Americans now determine as MAGA supporters, up from 28 p.c in November 2024.
“The theme of this segment is Tucker Carlson be darned,” he quipped.
“That 100% that Donald Trump has among MAGA GOP, that is not an artifact of MAGA shrinking,” he added. “It’s just an indication of how strong Donald Trump’s grip is on that MAGA base.”
Enten additionally famous that 90 p.c of MAGA voters approve of Trump’s strikes on Iran, whereas simply 5 p.c disapprove.
Yet whereas Trump’s core supporters stay solidly in his nook, the broader public is way much less enthusiastic. According to a Quinnipiac survey launched on March 9, 57 p.c of Americans disapprove of Trump, and the identical share disapprove of his dealing with of “the situation in Iran.”