What Next - Is Trump Losing His Touch?
Published: September 15, 2026
Duration: 30:02
The GOP just held a midterm convention that was centered around the one thing their base seems to really like: Donald Trump.
The only problem is that pretty much everyone outside the GOP is blaming Trump for rising inflation, a foreign war, and a stagnating economy—and, oh yeah, Trump won’t be on the ballot.
Guest: Greg Sargent, host of “The Daily Blast” podcast and a staff writer at The New Republic.
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