President Trump's approval rating is at the lowest point of his second term in office, according to the Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) polling average.
Trump's net approval rating is more than 9 points underwater, with an average of 53.4 percent disapproving his job performance, against 44 percent who approve.
• Tesla announced its revenue dropped by 12 percent and profits fell by 16 percent in the second quarter.
Tesla's brand has been badly tarnished since Musk became involved in politics.
"We probably could have a few rough quarters," Musk said on Tesla's earnings call. "I'm not saying it will, but we could."
Trump has threatened Musk's companies since their falling out, saying he'd review all government contracts, subsidies and federal agencies working with the world's richest man.
However, the president on Thursday extended an olive branch.
"Everyone is stating that I will destroy Elon's companies by taking away some, if not all, of the large scale subsidies he receives from the U.S. Government. This is not so!" Trump posted on Truth Social.
"I want Elon, and all businesses within our Country, to THRIVE, in fact, THRIVE like never before! The better they do, the better the USA does, and that's good for all of us. We are setting records every day, and I want to keep it that way!"
• Former President Obama is jumping into the redistricting wars, headlining an August fundraiser in Martha's Vineyard for a Democratic group fighting efforts by Republicans to redraw their maps ahead of the midterm elections.
Redistricting efforts have become a surprise storyline ahead of next year's elections, as Democratic leaders in blue states threaten to redraw their maps to retaliate against GOP leaders in red states that have moved draw new congressional district lines.
Redistricting typically happens at the end of the decade when the new census data is released.
The Hill's Caroline Vakil and Julia Manchester write: "The redistricting tit-for-tat threatens to roil the midterms, sowing uncertainty in an election that will reshape the remainder of President Trump's term."
• The North Carolina Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C) is taking shape.
Axios reports that Democrats got their man, with former Gov. Roy Cooper set to launch his campaign next week.
And Politico reports that Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump will not run for Senate, but rather will support Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley, who plans to launch a bid.
• Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is the latest Democrat to seek distance from New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Shapiro, a potential 2028 presidential contender, said in an interview with Jewish Insider that Mamdani must do more to address his "blatantly antisemitic" supporters on the left.
"If you want to lead New York, you want to lead Pennsylvania, you want to lead the United States of America, you're a leader," Shapiro said. "I don't care if you're a Republican or Democratic leader or a democratic socialist leader. You have to speak and act with moral clarity, and when supporters of yours say things that are blatantly antisemitic, you can't leave room for that to just sit there. You've got to condemn that."
No comments:
Post a Comment