{"id":4481,"date":"2026-07-30T14:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:19:39","slug":"robert-reich-says-trump-is-becoming-a-fat-lame-duck-as-poll-numbers-sink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=4481","title":{"rendered":"Robert Reich says Trump is becoming a &#8216;fat lame duck&#8217; as poll numbers sink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich slammed President Donald Trump in a post on X, calling him &#8220;the most loathsome, least competent, and most corrupt person&#8221; to have ever assumed the office of the United States president. Reich has been an avid critic of the Trump administration, and despite his harsh words against the President, he believes that there might be some good news for Americans. Of late, President Trump&#8217;s poll numbers have seen a significant dip.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gomcgill.com\/811820\/uploads\/0af25e00-89c3-11f1-acbc-17c4ba8bf5ad_1200_630.jpeg\" alt=\"Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich (L) testifies before the Joint Economic Committee in 2014 (Cover Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Win McNamee)\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"blockquote-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2081382574283210859&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fgomcgill.com%2Frobert-reich-says-trump-is-becoming-a-fat-lame-duck-as-poll-numbers-sink&amp;sessionId=3a8c66c864cdf92cfa06d231eb482bf31e5efab0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2081382574283210859\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Writing on\u00a0Substack, Reich wrote, &#8220;Trump\u2019s poll numbers are plummeting. They\u2019re now at record lows. Even many Republicans have had enough. Progressives are winning election after election around the country.&#8221; He also claimed that while President Trump is here to stay in the Oval Office for more than two years, he was on his way out. &#8220;He\u2019ll soon be a cringeworthy irrelevance, a fat lame duck, excrement on the sidewalk of history,&#8221; Reich scoffed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The blue wave must be a tsunami\u2014inundating everything Trump may attempt to do to hold on to the House and Senate, overwhelming whatever lies he may tell about the election, and enveloping him in a rejection that\u2019s so unmistakeable, a rebuke so unequivocal, a reproach so unambiguous as to cause the great giant of America to get up and dance,&#8221; Reich added. The midterm election is set for November, and Republicans face an uphill battle to retain control of the House.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\" contenteditable=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"figure-image\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/img.gomcgill.com\/9397fd6d-0a28-461e-9d90-c1806195eb53.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House on March 06 (Cover Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Anna Moneymaker)\" \/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" data-gramm=\"false\">President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House on March 06 (Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Anna Moneymaker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a poll by\u00a0Fox News, the President&#8217;s job approval is still hovering at a record low, with many voters being in favor of a &#8220;dramatic&#8221; or &#8220;revolutionary&#8221; change. Losing control of either house of Congress would massively hinder Trump&#8217;s policy plans. The poll found voters favoring Democrats, with many saying they would do a better job on income inequality, healthcare, foreign policy, inflation, and the economy. Even when it comes to immigration, one of the primary issues President Trump campaigned on, voters preferred Democrats by a slim margin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\" contenteditable=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"figure-image\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/img.gomcgill.com\/f6dc4eed-2051-445b-9cb8-1589a60dbc92.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 03, 2026 (Cover Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Kevin Dietsch)\" \/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" data-gramm=\"false\">President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 03, 2026 (Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Kevin Dietsch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The prolonged war with Iran has also heavily impacted Americans, with prices refusing to come down as much as people may have hoped. It is even leading to cracks in President Trump&#8217;s fiercely loyal MAGA voter base. According to a\u00a0Politico\u00a0poll, around 37% of self-identified MAGA voters believe that Washington should continue the war only if prices do not increase any more than they already have; that number was 29% in May.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, 63% of Americans and 57% of MAGA voters blame the war for skyrocketing gas prices in the country. The Politico report claims that one in five Trump voters believed that these prices would not have risen as much had there been a Democratic president. Among those who took part in the survey, 42% believe the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich slammed President Donald Trump in a post on X, calling him &#8220;the most loathsome, least competent, and most corrupt person&#8221; to have ever &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,21,22,1,5,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aita","category-daily-article","category-reddit-stories","category-story","category-story-daily","category-viral-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4482,"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4481\/revisions\/4482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}