Welcome to Zooming In at The UnPopulist.

The last few weeks have been, to put it mildly, politically difficult for the president—as his draconian deportation crackdown, the Iran war, soaring oil prices, and inflation crater his approval ratings. At this moment, it seems everyone except his core MAGA base has abandoned him, including staunch supporters in the influencer class.

Meanwhile, with the midterms coming up, some centrist Democratic pundits are prodding their party to engage in soul searching and move to the right to win back the working-class voters it lost to Trump.

What does the MAGA elite’s loss of faith mean for the rest of the Trump presidency? Will it temper the president or make him more dangerous? And are centrist Democrats onto something or will their advice diminish their party’s moral authority?

To discuss these issues and more, we are joined by The New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie. We also discuss Jamelle’s vision for a more assertive Congress to push back against the imperial presidency.

We hope you enjoy the conversation.

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