Trump aides admit GOP will be crushed in midterms: 'We're already cooked'
Several White House aides have admitted they expect to be crushed in November's midterm elections, a report revealed on Saturday.
"The vibe right now is we know we are already cooked in the midterms," a senior official told MS NOW, requesting not to be named.
With gas prices reaching a four-year high, annual inflation at a nearly three-year peak, Americans are souring on congressional Republicans, Trump's handling of inflation and the Iran war, Trump's approval rating has fallen to the lowest point of his second term in several polls.
The White House's response—that conditions remain better than under Joe Biden — represents a backward-looking defense at a moment when voters focus on immediate concerns: grocery bills, gas prices, and a war with unclear resolution, insiders are admitting.
Some GOP strategists, lawmakers, and White House officials expressed cautious optimism to MS NOW that Republicans possess sufficient time to prevent a Democratic wave — contingent on Iran war resolution and economic improvement.
"Certainly there's still a lot of work to be done, and that's not a secret to anyone," a White House official said. "But there's still a lot of time left."
But retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, (R-NC), one of the few Republican lawmakers who have been openly critical of Trump, said, "If we've lost, on Wednesday morning, don't blame the Democrats. Republicans, go to the nearest mirror and look.
"That's why we'll lose."
And another Republican House member, who asked not to be named, told MS NOW: “I still think there’s a lot of members that don’t understand what we’re up against — and that includes leadership,.
"It’s hard to tell if they truly believe the rhetoric that we’re gonna hold the House, or if they’re just saying that to make us feel like we can take some risks and take some really [bad] votes, and they’re just trying to get us to walk the plank for another piece of legislation that they feel they need.”