dailyloe.com – Megyn Kelly has lambasted President Donald Trump and Republicans over troubling new polling data. She summed up her message in blunt terms: “You’re effed.” The conservative podcaster has more than four million subscribers on YouTube.
Kelly walked through the results of several recent surveys. These underscore mounting concerns for the GOP ahead of the midterm elections. The concerns cover both foreign and domestic issues.
“[Americans] feel like they gave Trump a year-and-a-half,” she said during an episode of her show released on Thursday. “He’s done nothing other than make things worse…They don’t tend to like the tariffs…They don’t like the war. They don’t like what’s happening in their bank accounts.”
Kelly, a former Fox News host, pointed to a stunning poll released on Wednesday by her ex-employer. The poll showed that 52 percent of registered voters favor Democrats on the economy. Meanwhile, 48 percent said the same of Republicans.
“Americans prefer Democrats to Republicans on the economy for the first time since 2010, first time in 16 years,” Kelly exclaimed. She noted that the GOP historically performed well on kitchen table issues.
Trump’s own approval rating on the economy was far worse. 66 percent of respondents said they disapproved. An additional 63 percent said they disapproved of his handling of Iran. 72 percent said they opposed his handling of inflation.
Kelly then turned to a new analysis by the Cook Political Report. The analysis revealed that Democrats hold a 6-point advantage over Republicans in toss-up congressional districts. The president won these districts by an average of two points in 2024.
“Trump has cratered…like not even present tense anymore. It’s done! You’re effed!” she said. “You need to adjust something ASAP.”
“It’s important to talk about it now, when we’re several months in advance in the midterm, maybe something could be done,” she added.
Kelly endorsed Trump in 2024, but has since repeatedly criticized him. She criticized him over the Iran war, which she accused him of being “bamboozled” into launching. Earlier this week, she called the 79-year-old president amoral and “extremely petty and thin-skinned.”
Last week, Trump fired back at the podcast host. He branded her a “low IQ person” while lashing out at a cadre of right-wing influencers. These influencers have turned critical of his administration.
But Kelly is far from alone in warning Republicans about a possible midterm wipeout. On Friday, Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei claimed that Trump’s policies are hurting the GOP.
