One political analyst was astounded Sunday while discussing President Donald Trump's efforts to ignore the crisis driving his demise.

Terry Moran, a former ABC journalist, discussed a recent trip he made to Iowa on a new episode of "The Daily Beast Podcast" with host Joanna Coles. He noted that Trump's insistence that the cost-of-living crisis many Americans are reeling from is a "hoax" is not only driving typical Republican voters away from Trump, but also causing young voters to rethink their support for Republicans, which could be a significant issue for the party in the 2026 midterms.

“The cost of living is everywhere in the country, especially with farmers," Moran said. "They’re now going to get it even worse given the fact that there’s no end in sight, that Iran is emboldened, and that the price of diesel continually goes up. The administration is trying to blame Ukraine for its war with Russia, which has damaged Russia’s energy exports."

Moran noted that the issues have caused staunch Republican voters like Iowa's farmers to abandon Trump.

“They understood why diesel is as high as it is, why fertilizer is as high as it is, why it’s gonna mean a loss for them, you know, not a total loss, but they’re gonna get creamed by the Trump inflation,” Moran said.

The cost-of-living crisis has also caused young voters to shed their MAGA gear ahead of the midterms.

“People in all walks of life are getting it bad. Talk to young people; they have no possibility of buying a home or even remaining in Iowa, which has become an expensive state for a lot of young people,” Moran said. “And that combination has made people deeply frustrated and angry at Trump.”

President Donald Trump's push to militarize his arch in Washington, D.C., is one of his most revealing moves yet, according to one military expert.

Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic and a retired professor at the U.S. Navy War College, argued in a new article that Trump's plans to add sniper posts and drone technology to his planned Triumphal Arch are not only un-American, but also reveal the depth of the "darkness" that surrounds the president.

"Militarizing an arch in front of the Memorial Bridge is an even more dangerous and stupid idea than turning a ballroom into a bastion," Nichols wrote. "Motorists crossing the river would have to drive around the structure, potentially creating the kind of traffic jams terrorists could more easily exploit in a city already full of choke-points. (I lived in Arlington and commuted to the District; it’s a messy trip even now.)"

"The arch would also stand close to the approaches to Reagan National Airport, as if that overburdened facility needed more safety and security challenges," he added. "And stuffing the arch with weapons would not only contradict the notion of honoring those who have died in battle, it would increase the possibility of a mistake or a malfunction."

Nichols noted that Trump doesn't seem to understand why the symbolism of the arch is so offensive to the American experiment. For instance, Nichols argued that the project's symbolism casts it in the same vein as the Russian Kremlin, which comes from the Russian word for "fortress," and the Arc de Triomphe that Napoleon commissioned to celebrate his foreign conquests.

"Trump clearly cares nothing for such symbolism," Nichols wrote. "His ego wants what it wants. He lives in a city that he evidently hates and which, for the most part, hates him back. But Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind."

President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement has a new symbol of greed that would make Gordon Gekko jealous, according to one ex-GOP strategist.

A new report from Vanity Fair revealed that a select few White House staffers have been gifted a custom Rolex watch that has either the 45- or 47-second hand bearing a star. The report noted that the watch is a "curious" collector's piece because Rolex no longer makes custom watches. Insiders such as Steve Witkoff, Susie Wiles, and a slew of people in JD Vance's office have the timepiece, which has drawn "envy" from other staffers, according to the report.

Steve Schmidt, a former GOP strategist, argued in a new Substack essay that the watch is a symbol that "it's all about to end" for Trump and MAGA.

"MAGA acted with purpose and intent," Schmidt wrote. "The bill is coming due. There is panic in the air."

Schmidt added that Democrats have "one mandate" if they retake control of the House and Senate after the midterms — making this insanity stop.