Massie: Trump Dismantled His Own Coalition

Nov 13, 2026

This is bad news for Trump politically, as a pointed critique argues he broke faith with three groups of voters who put Republicans in power.

  • Trump promised to release the Epstein files to win over independent women voters, then reportedly reversed course.
  • His DOJ argued Monsanto and Bayer should be shielded from state lawsuits over pesticide-related cancer claims, seen as a betrayal of the "Make America Healthy Again" voters who backed him on food and health issues.
  • The anti-war faction that elected him feels betrayed by new Middle East conflict, which critics call especially reckless given Iraq's proximity.
  • Fiscal conservatives are frustrated that DOGE's promised spending cuts have not materialized despite claims of massive government waste.

Outlook: The claim is that this string of broken promises is dragging Trump's approval from the 90s down toward 75%, with no sign of these coalition cracks healing soon.

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