The end of MAGA could be in sight, according to an expert who believes Donald Trump is making his presidency harder for himself.
Speaking with Fast Politics host Molly Jong-Fast, journalist Mehdi Hasan believes the president is having a massively negative effect on his own voter base. Hasan cited the recent fallout between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Trump, with the former MAGA member and US House of Representatives member now going against the sitting president.
Jong-Fast suggested this could be "the end of MAGA," which Hasan says has been forecast before this spat between Greene and Trump. Whether this incident leads to the death of MAGA, Hasan isn't so sure, though he did say Trump is making it much worse for himself when slighting Republican party members.
Hasan said, "What's so fascinating is Trump always makes things worse for himself. He could easily win these people back, they're part of a cult. Instead, what does he do? He goes and calls her [Marjorie Taylor Greene] a traitor, he incites violence against her, we had a whole month of Republican hand-wringing after Charlie Kirk's death of 'tone down the rhetoric'.
"Meanwhile, Donald Trump is getting members of his own party swatted at their homes after he attacks them online. I think if MAGA is breaking down, it's Trump doing the breaking of it. It is too soon to tell. I've heard too many forecasts about the death of MAGA and it is a cult, but at the end of the day, the vast majority do still blindly stick with Trump through right and wrong."
Republican strategists believe the Trump name will be crucial in the midterms next year, with some believing the president will be a deciding factor in voter turnout. Speaking to Politico, the unnamed analyst said there will be trouble for some GOP members in inspiring voters to turn up in the 2026 elections, even if their support for Trump is unwavering.
They said, "Any Republican not preparing for a turnout challenge in 2026 is whistling by the graveyard. If Trump is on the ballot, Republican turnout is strong. And if he’s not, it craters. It collapses. There’s an entire group of people who are Trump voters, but Trump alone. There seems to be no way to get them to the ballot."
It is believed the president will be more involved in the midterms than first expected. Trump's top political director, James Blair, confirmed the president would have a hands-on approach to next year's voting. Blair also backed the GOP to perform fairly well, so long as it can fix an "overcomeable problem".
