Peggy Noonan Warns Trump’s Tone and Poll Slide Are Driving Supporters Away
Her Wall Street Journal column ties defections to falling approval, with a Truth Social broadside against the press as evidence.
Overview
- Peggy Noonan writes that Trump’s “babyish obsession” with insults is exhausting longtime backers and accelerating defections.
- Noonan highlights a recent AP-NORC survey showing just 31% approval of Trump’s handling of the economy and 38% on immigration.
- She cites a Truth Social post labeling news outlets “seditious, perhaps even treasonous” and “true Enemies of the people,” calling it dangerous rhetoric.
- The column points to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break as a notable loss that could embolden other Republicans to peel away.
- Noonan frames the upcoming State of the Union as a potential inflection point, though she doubts a speech alone will reverse the slide.