MAGA fracturing as Trump loses base trust

Rich Baris, a prominent right-wing pollster, says the movement that elected Trump is breaking apart over the mayhem since his return to office.

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Oct 16, 2026

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MAGA fracturing as Trump loses base trust

Rich Baris, a prominent right-wing pollster, says the movement that elected Trump is breaking apart over the mayhem since his return to office.

In brief

Rich Baris, a prominent right-wing pollster, says the movement that elected Trump is breaking apart over the mayhem since his return to office. A growing portion of Trump's own base has lost faith in him since his return to office, according to right-wing pollster Rich Baris, who says MAGA is fracturing. Originally…

Trump's base is losing faith

A growing portion of the electorate recognizes the mayhem President Donald Trump has instigated since returning to the Oval Office, including some who put him back into office.

Right-wing pollster confirms fracturing

Rich Baris, who goes by the People's Pundit on social media and runs Big Data Poll, concurs with nonpartisan pollsters that MAGA is fracturing.

What Baris says about the split

What Baris says about the split

Baris talks with David Remnick about how the President lost the trust of his base, the contempt MAGA voters have for the old Republican Party, and who might take the reins after Trump.

The takeaway

A growing portion of Trump's own base has lost faith in him since his return to office, according to right-wing pollster Rich Baris, who says MAGA is fracturing.

Read the original on The New Yorker

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