Trump gets NIGHTMARE NEWS with WORST POLL IN HISTORY!!

What this episode is about

Recent polling reveals that Donald Trump is experiencing a significant decline in support, particularly among young voters, mirroring some of the lowest approval ratings in presidential history. His controversial statements and policies, including those related to healthcare and housing, combined with ongoing scandals, are contributing to this loss of favor among his traditional voter base, raising concerns about potential Democratic gains in upcoming congressional races.

Key takeaways

• Trump's popularity plummets faster than a lead balloon; young voters are the new 'not interested' demographic.
• From +10 to -50: Trump just found out young voters aren’t part of his ‘winning’ strategy anymore.
• With disapproval ratings among young voters echoing 2020, Trump's charm offensive turned to a charm-free zone.
• Promises of affordable housing? Young voters are now facing the 'American dream’ retirement sale: 50% off!
• Trump's foreign entanglements are proving less 'America First' and more 'America Who?', as his base shifts.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Sarah Trone Garrett (Host) · 8 min speaking
• Zack Nun (Guest)

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Donald Trump, MAGA, Elsia Morales, Wall Street Journal
2. 5:00 – 10:00: Donald Trump, Epstein file, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, CNN
3. 10:00 – 15:00: Zack Nun, Donald Trump, Affordable Care Act, Iowa
4. 15:00 – 20:00: Donald Trump, Zack Nun, Iowa, Sarah Trone Garrett
5. 25:00 – 28:12: Sarah Trone Garrett, Zack Nun

Notable quotes from "Trump gets NIGHTMARE NEWS with WORST POLL IN HISTORY!!"

• He's now getting the worst polling in presidential history since the end of Nixon's presidency. Donald Trump neck andneck with Nixon never a good thing.

  about Donald Trump · at 0:10

• Donald Trump's cover up of a child sex trafficking ring, the cover up of the Epstein files, Donald Trump attacking people's affordable care act plans and ripping away health…

  about Affordable Care Act · at 1:00

• Trump than they were then. There was this Wall Street Journal article that resonated with me. Young voters starting to regret their vote for Donald Trump. A Wall Street Journal…

  about MAGA · at 3:10

• Found low. She says she's also disturbed by Trump's foreign entanglements, including with Israel. And she has left her post at TurningPoint USA, the youth outreach organization…

  about Elsia Morales · at 4:06

• Carr? It seems like there's always three bad weeks then one couple of good days, said John Carr, 21, a senior at the University of Georgia from Monroe, Georgia about Trump's second term.

  about John Carr · at 4:53

• People and people in general just despise these MAGA candidates. look at Zack Nun. He's the MAGA Republican Congress member from Iowa's third congressional district. And he…

  about Zack Nun · at 12:14

• The stakes have never been higher. And Iowa is a place we can win because I've done it before.

  about Iowa · at 19:29

• Going to make sure that they are putting the people first, not politics. And so folks can learn more about me on my website sarapia.com.

  about Sarah Trone Garrett · at 27:02

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Primary subject (referenced political figure) · 17 mentions · first at 0:00
  Central figure of the episode; discussed in relation to polling declines among young voters, policy positions (ACA, housing), and allegations around Epstein files/cover-up.
• Sarah Trone Garrett — Person · Main guest (candidate interview) · 3 mentions · first at 17:02
  Interviewee running for Iowa’s 3rd congressional district; frames campaign priorities (costs, tariffs, healthcare/ACA) and contrasts her approach with Zack Nunn.
• Zack Nun — Person · Referenced political opponent (incumbent) · 7 mentions · first at 12:17
  Portrayed as the MAGA-aligned Republican incumbent in IA-03; criticized for positions on ACA/Medicaid and constituent access (town halls). Name likely refers to Rep. Zach Nunn.
• John Carr — Person · Referenced voter anecdote (young voter) · 2 mentions · first at 4:50
  Quoted reacting to Trump’s second-term events and foreign policy (Venezuela, Greenland); used to illustrate dissatisfaction and volatility among young supporters.
• New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg — Person · Referenced voter anecdote (young voter) · 2 mentions · first at 5:42
  Cited as a 22-year-old worker who liked 'America first' but became concerned about foreign focus and Epstein files; supports the episode’s youth-disapproval narrative.
  Were having internal problems, we should be fighting on the other side of the world. Bloomberg also said Trump's handling of the Epstein files has concerned him. Now, that CNN…
• Ryan Garcia — Person · Referenced celebrity/influencer (political stance shift) · 2 mentions · first at 9:39
  Used as an example of a pro-Trump public figure publicly rescinding support due to alleged Epstein-related involvement; supports theme of defections.
  Very questionable behavior. but here's what he posted. This is my public declaration and announcement. I'm reclining my past support for Donald Trump. He means rescending.…
• Benji Sarland — Person · Referenced commentator/analyst (quoted) · 1 mention · first at 2:52
  Quoted interpreting demographic approval patterns for Trump; functions as an attribution for analysis of polling cross-tabs.
  As Benji Sarland says, Mr. Trump's approval rating by demographic groups looks almost like it did at the time with the Time Sienna poll when Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. But if.
• Charlie Kirk — Person · Referenced political organizer (TPUSA founder) · 1 mention · first at 4:16
  Mentioned as founder of Turning Point USA in the context of a young voter leaving the organization; used to situate youth conservative infrastructure.
  By Trump's foreign entanglements, including with Israel. And she has left her post at TurningPoint USA, the youth outreach organization founded by Charlie Kirk and the College…
• Elon Musk — Person · Referenced public figure (named in Epstein-files discussion) · 1 mention · first at 8:50
  Mentioned as appearing repeatedly in 'Epstein files' per the speaker; used to broaden the alleged network beyond Trump.
  This point. Howard Lutnik, Donald Trump's commerce secretary name appears over and over again. Elon Musk's name appears over and over. Peter Teal's name appears. Donald Trump's…
• Jathan — Person · Referenced voter anecdote (young voter) · 1 mention · first at 4:42
  Cited as a 22-year-old medical student in Philadelphia regretting support for Trump; used as another example of youth opinion shift.
  Government in an unsuccessful effort to extend healthc care subsidies which expired at the end of 2025. Jathan, 22-year-old medical student and resident of Philadelphia, found…
• Peter Teal — Person · Referenced public figure (named in Epstein-files discussion) · 1 mention · first at 8:41
  Mentioned as appearing in the 'Epstein files' per the speaker; included as part of a broader alleged 'cabal' narrative.
  Over 5,000 times in some of the most ghoulish and grotesque ways. So do others in his regime. His regime might as well be called the Epstein cabal at this point. Howard Lutnik…
• Becky G — Person · Referenced celebrity (supportive mention by host) · 1 mention · first at 10:33
  Mentioned as a singer speaking up and showing 'FICE' nails; the host adds personal anecdote about representing her as a lawyer.
  I actually represented Becky G once back in the day when I was a lawyer and I got to know her and she's a great person. and Becky G. but she was out there showing off her FICE.

Companies & orgs

• CNN — Company · Referenced expert · 2 mentions · first at 0:28
  Cited as a source for polling data and political analysis.
  Now Donald Trump is particularly losing a massive amount of support among young people. when CNN did a poll among young voters back last February, Donald Trump somehow was like…
• Wall Street Journal — Company · Referenced expert · 2 mentions · first at 0:43
  Cited as a source for polling data and political analysis.
  This Wall Street Journal article that resonated with me. Young voters starting to regret their vote for Donald Trump. A Wall Street Journal poll finds 58% of voters under 30…
• Pew Research — Company · Referenced expert · 2 mentions · first at 0:49
  Cited as a source for polling data and political analysis.
  Outlier poll. The recent Wall Street Journal poll has Donald Trump in a similar range. The recent Pew poll has Donald Trump in a similar range. And let me get into some of the…
• College Republicans of America — Company · Case study · 2 mentions · first at 3:50
  Mentioned in the context of political activism and voter disillusionment.
  Found low. She says she's also disturbed by Trump's foreign entanglements, including with Israel. And she has left her post at TurningPoint USA, the youth outreach organization…
• Turning Point USA — Company · Case study · 1 mention · first at 3:43
  Mentioned in the context of political activism and voter disillusionment.
  Found low. She says she's also disturbed by Trump's foreign entanglements, including with Israel. And she has left her post at TurningPoint USA, the youth outreach organization…

Concepts & topics

• MAGA — Concept · Key argument · 4 mentions · first at 3:15
  Central to the discussion of political shifts and voter sentiment.
• Affordable Care Act — Concept · Core topic · 4 mentions · first at 1:07
  Discussed as a point of contention in political debates and voter concerns.
• Epstein file — Concept · Key argument · 5 mentions · first at 1:02
  Mentioned in the context of political scandals and voter disillusionment.
  Donald Trump in a similar range. And let me get into some of the details here and you will see why. Especially regarding Donald Trump's cover up of a child sex trafficking…
• E15 — Concept · Core topic · 2 mentions · first at 14:50
  Mentioned in the context of political promises and economic policies.
  E15, which is the gasoline blended with the 15% of ethanol and what he wants Congress to do, he wants Congress to pass legislation to per to permanently enable yearround…

Places & events

• Iowa — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at 11:05
  Key location discussed in the context of political shifts and elections.

Sponsors

• Elsia Morales — Person · Referenced voter anecdote (young former supporter) · 2 mentions · first at 3:28
  Cited from a Wall Street Journal-style anecdote as a young voter who supported Trump and later became disillusioned; used to illustrate youth support erosion.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Donald Trump just got nightmare news and he is not handling it well as his usual voters have abandoned him in droves. He's now getting the worst polling in presidential history since the end of Nixon's presidency. Donald Trump neck andneck with Nixon never a good thing. Now Donald Trump is particularly losing a massive amount of support among young people. I mean, when CNN did a poll among young voters back last February, Donald Trump somehow was like a plus 10, in that same CNN poll, he's now closer to a negative 50. And that's not an outlier poll. The recent Wall Street Journal poll has Donald Trump in a similar range. The recent Pew poll has Donald Trump in a similar range. And let me get into some of the details here and you will see why. Especially regarding Donald Trump's cover up of a child sex trafficking ring, the cover up of the Epstein files, Donald Trump attacking people's affordable care act plans and

1:10 ripping away health care. Donald Trump making comments like he did recently um right after he was in Iowa and while he was in the Oval Office saying that my goal is not to lower housing prices. I want to raise the prices. The American dream is not about affordable housing. It's helping the wealthy people increase the value of their house so we can decrease the supply of housing. And young people were like, "You promised us on day one you would help us afford homes. You promised us on day one you would make things more affordable. Now you're making things less affordable.

1:44 You're focused on wars against the rest of the world. You're covering up a child sex trafficking ring." Folks, let's get into it. Then I want to zoom in on some of these congressional races that I think is going to lead to the House of Representatives flipping in favor of the Democrats right now. So, let's take a look right here. First, I want to show you uh this Pew Research poll. Donald Trump's approval, 37% 61% of people disapprove of Donald Trump. But when you zoom in, you take a look at the demographics. Donald Trump even lost white voters negative8 uh black voters -71 Hispanic voters -45 Asian voters -48 Trump has lost men -15 female voters -32 amongst Democrats 89 he's only plus 49 amongst his Republican base right now ages 18 to 29 -39 ages 30 to 49 -30 ages 50 to 64 411 ages 65 plus15.

2:52 As Benji Sarland says, Mr. Trump's approval rating by demographic groups looks almost like it did at the time with the Time Sienna poll when Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. But if anything, young and non-white voters are even likelier to disapprove of Donald Trump than they were then. There was this Wall Street Journal article that resonated with me. Young voters starting to regret their vote for Donald Trump. A Wall Street Journal poll finds 58% of voters under 30 disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing. And they told stories like this. Elsia Morales was allin for MAGA. 21 years old, she cast her first presidential vote for Donald Trump in 2024 and soon built up Republican credentials, leading her Indiana College Turning Point USA chapter as a vice president and serving as a national committee woman for the College Republicans of America for the state. But after seeing videos of

3:54 deportations posted by Trump administration officials and the killing of Alex Prey in Minneapolis, Morales, a granddaughter of a Mexican immigrant, says her support for Trump is at a new found low. She says she's also disturbed by Trump's foreign entanglements, including with Israel. And she has left her post at TurningPoint USA, the youth outreach organization founded by Charlie Kirk and the College Republicans of America. This is not the party that I once signed up for or registered to be in. The St. Mary's College Jr. said, "Or meet Jason Dan said he already decided he regretted backing Donald Trump this fall after Democrats shut down the government in an unsuccessful effort to extend healthc care subsidies which expired at the end of 2025. Jathan, 22-year-old medical student and resident of Philadelphia, found himself cheering on the Democrats. Or how about John Carr? "It seems like there's always

4:55 three bad weeks then one couple of good days," said John Carr, 21, a senior at the University of Georgia from Monroe, Georgia about Trump's second term. "Today looks like one of his good days," referring to the recent strike on Venezuela. Although we ended up learning that Donald Trump just propped up the authoritarian Deli Rodriguez there, stole the oil, sold it to his right-wing oligarch friends, opened up a Qatari bank account so Trump could personally en enrich himself. He's opened up Qatari bank accounts, y'all, for himself, not given that money to the Treasury. And he got us into more foreign entanglements and wars. Two weeks later, Carr said that the president's interest in acquiring Greenland was silly and an unnecessary escalation of tensions between America's closest allies. Or Jaden Bloomberg, a 22-year-old food service worker from Sugar Grove, Illinois, was first drawn to Trump

5:49 because of his promise to reinvigorate America. I love the idea of America first, he said. But since Trump took office, Bloomberg said he felt like the president has been focused outside of the country. I don't think that this particular moment in history, while we were having internal problems, we should be fighting on the other side of the world. Bloomberg also said Trump's handling of the Epstein files has concerned him. Now, that CNN poll that I talked about at the beginning of this video, let's play this clip right here.

6:19 This isn't falling into the water. This isn't going under seas. This is going into a deep dark BLACK HOLE. LOOK AT THAT. Minus 46. That is a shift on the net approval of 56 points in the wrong direction since February. My goodness gracious. You know, I love looking at these swings, looking how the electorate changes. You rarely rarely ever see swings.

6:42 We look at a lot of polls. We almost never see drops this big this quickly. Any sense of why? What issues may be driving it?

6:49 You know, look, we've been talking about it. You were talking about it last segment with Mr. Matt Eaggan. It's the economy, stupid. I mean, just take a look here. age 18 to 29 on Trump in the economy. Back in October of 2024, who did those under the age of 30 trust, Harris or Trump? It was Trump by 10 points according to the Marquette University Law School. Paul poll look at where his net approval rating is now on the economy minus 52 points. Very similar to what we saw in the CBS News Yuggov poll in terms of his overall drop in support on the net approval rating. And this minus 52 very Yeah, it's just stunning. It's just stunning. I mean, John is here with me.

7:27 John, who of course ran a political campaign eons ago, someone who studied political science eons ago. I don't want to make you seem that old, but he has looked at these polls as long as I have, and he's just as stunned as I am because the bottom line is you rarely ever see shifts like this. Yeah. It's a it's a Now, Donald Trump's support amongst the right-wing influencers, right-wing podcasters, and other notable right-wing quote unquote conservative figures, if you even want to use that name. I mean, they've been absolutely abandoning Donald Trump as well. The podcaster Shawn Ryan, who probably has the biggest right-wing, I'm not sure if he considers himself that, but right-wing conservative podcast at young men, probably even overtaking Joe Rogan now in that kind of space. Sean Ryan says, "Our government has fallen to fraud, foreign and domestic. They lied to all of us while enabling the rape of our

8:21 children. This is what we fought for." Have you ever heard of a shell company? We are a shell country. And of course, he's also referencing the release of 3 million Epstein files on Friday. Donald Trump's name is on over 5 thou appears over 5,000 times in some of the most ghoulish and grotesque ways. So do others in his regime. His regime might as well be called the Epstein cabal at this point. Howard Lutnik, Donald Trump's commerce secretary name appears over and over again. Elon Musk's name appears over and over. Peter Teal's name appears. Donald Trump's new chairman of the Federal Reserve, that guy WSH, his name appears there. Um, it is the Cabal, you know, Donald Trump's right-wing friends who own NFL teams like Steve Tish, their names appear on there. Dan Belzerian, who's uh like a you call him a right-wing influencer, Instagram kind of guy. He goes, "The Epstein files are a Democrat hoax. Trump is such a piece

9:21 of [ __ ] for gaslighting us to protect pedophiles and you know Belzerian if you follow I know you don't have to follow him um but he started turning against Trump a lot based on Trump's unmitigated support of Netanyahu um and then you know the cover up of the Epstein files Ryan Garcia famous boxer who was in Mara Lago doing the Mara like boxing for Donald Trump and you know you know part of this group of like he he streams He's a social media influencer and he's a very good boxer. Objectively, he's a good boxer, Ryan Garcia. But he gets in a lot of trouble and he engages in some very questionable behavior. Um, but here's what he posted. This is my public declaration and announcement. I'm reclining my past support for Donald Trump. He means rescending. Anyone that was involved in anything to do with that island and what they were doing, I just can't support in any way. Children need to be protected. Everyone knew better.

10:19 [ __ ] that. Justice for all. And I'm sorry for cursing. I'm just reading you what he's saying. And then not right-wing influencers, but just celebrities and in and in people with influential backgrounds, famous singers. Finally, people are starting to speak up. To be fair, Becky G, not let me be clear, Becky G is not a right-wing anyone. She's a very famous uh singer. She's always stood up for her community. Um I actually represented Becky G once back in the day when I was a lawyer and I got to know her and she's a great person. and Becky G. Um, but she was out there showing off showing off her FICE nails during an appearance on the red carpet recently and we're seeing a lot of it. So, as I said at the beginning of this video, I want to zoom in on some specific congressional districts and talk about some tangible things now, shall we? Let's talk about Iowa because Trump was just there and Trump is

11:10 terrified of what's happening in Iowa because there's been special election after special election. You have state senator Zimmer, Democrat, flipped a plus 21 Trump district last January, not this past January, last January. Then you have Caitlyn Dre flipping a plus 10 or plus 11 Trump district. Um plus 10 in her favor, a 21 point swing. Then you had others uh other people overperforming by 20 30 points, what Kla Harris did in 2024. Democratic Senate candidates looking great there. Um, so you have a real shot of Democrats uh flipping the Senate seat there, Democrats in the House of Rep Democrats flipping all of these House seats. I've been highlighting a lot of Iowa congressional seats. I I want to do so now. I think it's very important. I mean, if you look at Trump's polling in Iowa right now, it's net negative 9%. I mean, awful polling in Iowa, uh, as well. Um, and you go to Iowa's third

12:10 congressional district and you talk about one of the reasons that young people and people in general just despise these MAGA candidates. I mean, look at Zack Nun. He's the MAGA Republican Congress member from Iowa's third congressional district. And he refers to the Affordable Care Act as a form of slavery and says that he wants to re make sure no one gets ACA at all. It's not enough just to remove the subsidies cuz he says you're being enslaved by Affordable Care Act plans. But he and Trump and Maggie haven't introduced their own thing. They they just lie and say, "Oh, we got a plan coming around the corner." Watch Zack Nun at his most recent event, very small group. He was speaking in front of like 10 people or something cuz if it was any bigger, he knew he was going to get booed. And watch him say how much he hates the Affordable Care Act plan.

12:56 Let's play it. Let's talk about the ACA. I think we all collectively agree it's one of the worst plans conceived by man. I want the ACA gone as much as any of you. The ACA keeps people in a position of permanent servitude. So, let me be very clear. I am not in favor of the ACA going forward. We have a bill that will immediately end it the moment that we in the House and the Senate pass reform of healthcare. Or listen to this Republican farmer in Iowa express her frustration with Republican Zack Nun from Iowa's third congressional district. Let's play this clip.

13:29 But Trump's big Argentina beef bailout didn't feel so America first, nor does talk about somehow taking Greenland.

13:36 I don't agree with that in any way, shape, or form. So that's not what you voted for.

13:40 No. Ever soul's take on Washington? Trump picks too many fights and people in Congress, she says, worry too much about money and power and too little about family farmers or finding compromise.

13:52 There is a lot of that. You know, you don't have to walk through it. You have to wade through it cuz it's like knee deep in your neck of the woods.

14:01 She says that frustration includes her Republican congressman, Zack Nun. Okay, cows, raise a hoof. Who thinks Zach Nut's doing a good job in Congress? Nobody.

14:11 I probably agree there. That is one call that I might make. You're open to voting for a Democrat?

14:19 Of course. I think that you have to vote for the person um that best meets your goals.

14:28 And when Donald Trump was in Iowa, you know, he stopped at this diner and all he was focused on was this blonde lady that was there and it was like super creepy and he was like it was very str in my opinion. I'm just giving you my opinion. I thought it was super creepy. He was wearing a glove to hide the discolored hand of his. And then when he gave a speech and he was referring to E15, which is the gasoline blended with the 15% of ethanol and what he wants Congress to do, he wants Congress to pass legislation to per to permanently enable yearround nationwide sales of E15. That's gasoline blended with up to 15% of ethanol. Donald Trump said that China is sending him the bill as though China is Congress. Here, let's play this clip right here.

15:19 and China will be sending me a bill very shortly supporting year round E15 to my desk very quickly and I will sign it without delay. Okay, I hope you remember us for the midterms. And so the center of where everything is happening where Democrats can flip these midterm elections, we've been covering it before. It's Iowa, you know, and there's a reason why, by the way, Donald Trump went to Iowa to give that disastrous speech where he said that he solved inflation and everything is great and everybody in Iowa is doing amazing now and he's saving the farmers. And people in Iowa were like, "What are you talking about?" By the way, it should be noted that on Friday there was that horrible inflation readout where inflation's actually surging right now, way worse than many people expected.

16:09 We'll talk about that in a moment. But we've been covering all of these special district races starting back in January 2025 with Mark Zimmer. That was the first big flip and he flipped a plus 21 Trump district. Then there was the Caitlyn Dre district which was a plus 11 Trump district and she won by 10. So it was a plus 21 flip there. We've been following massive Democratic overperformances in Senate districts during special elections and there many people believe in Iowa um the Democrats are poised to take over a number of those seats, a number of those races.

16:46 And if you go back to 2018, one of the ways the Democrats took control of the House in 2018 while there was a bigger wave was lots of flips in Iowa. So, I want to bring in Sarah Trone Garri, who's running in Iowa's third congressional district, state senator. Sarat Garriat, um, Lutheran pastor, state senator, um, your work at the De Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry is something that I think we should definitely highlight as well. I mean, you're going to be running against MAGA Republican. You are running against a MAGA Republican Congress member by the name of Zack Nun. Someone who voted for Medicaid cuts. Someone who's out there championing closing the rural clinics, not championing the rural clinics, shutting them down. He's like the Pied Piper of Dread and Dead just cutting stuff. And um and when it comes to public corruption, I mean, this guy is right up there with uh with all the

17:42 MAGAs in their golden ballrooms and their Club Mara Lago and whatever the heck they're doing. But you're here fighting for the people of Iowa. So So tell us about why this race is is so important and and you think you can flip this error. State Senator Garrett.

17:58 Well, um this race is incredibly important to our whole country. This is one of the seats that was key in um the House majority in 2022 when we lost it. Um we had a Democratic congresswoman who lost her seat that year, but I'm one of the rare Iowa Democrats that has actually flipped Republican seats and won in Republican districts. So, I'm a state senator. I flipped a seat in 2020. Two years later, I sold my house and moved districts to take on the state senate president because he was threatening our public school teachers with jail time. And so I challenged him and I beat him in a Republican district in a really tough year for Iowa Democrats. And then in 24 I held on to a Trump district. Um so I know how to win and I do that by showing up for all of my neighbors. And that's what Ians need right now more than anything is a congressperson who's showing up in Washington for them. People are angry.

18:56 They can see that the policies Zack Nun is supporting. Um the way he's cheering on every chaotic act this president can dish out, it's hurting them. And so we're seeing rising costs. We're seeing our farm economy being destroyed as a direct result of these tariffs. And we're seeing rural clinics closing. And we're even seeing large metro hospitals laying off staff because of these coming Medicaid cuts. And just this week, Zach Nun said he wants the ACA gone, which is going to create even more devastation. The stakes have never been higher. And Iowa is a place we can win because I've done it before.

19:35 We all saw, I guess you'd call it, a Trump rally in Iowa this week. It was very bizarre. He would say things like, "China will be sending him a bill, and he's going to sign China's bill into law." What do you mean China's sending you a bill? And then he would say things though that nobody's talking about affordability anymore. He said, "We've solved it. You noticed we did it. Mission accomplished." And then he went on to say that the farmers in Iowa love him and he's done such great work. He would lie about things like, you know, I've made the prices this amount. And people would be like, I just went to the store. I just saw that's not what the price is. What are you hearing? Because as you said, your state senate district is a red district is a Trump kind of turf flipping district that you turn.

20:28 What are you hearing as you're as you're campaigning in this congressional? What do the people make of this stuff?

20:34 So, I spend a lot of time out in my communities knocking on doors, visiting with folks. I was just in the small town of Adele this morning visiting with some city leaders to talk about the challenges they're facing. And everyone tells me costs keep going up. We are struggling to afford our lives. All of the basics are getting harder to provide for families. Ians can see what's happening in their lives. And when the president showed up, it was about making excuses for the policies that are really hurting folks. But what Ians need more than anything is a government that's going to get to work on the problems facing them. They need a congressperson who's actually going to be showing up for them and making sure that we address the rising cost of living and the challenges facing our health care system that they're making so much worse with these Medicaid cuts and attacking the ACA. We need somebody

21:30 who's actually listening to the people in our district. Unfortunately, my congress person has never held an open town hall, which is in a pretty strong contrast to me who as a minister, as a nonprofit leader, as a state legislator, I spend so much time out in my communities listening to people and talking to them. And that's where I really get um my direction for what we need to get to work on. So, let's talk about uh you you win day one. Talk about what your priorities are going to be. [gasps]

22:07 Number one, we've got to get costs under control. Folks are struggling. Um so many of my neighbors are needing help right now. They never needed help before. So, I worked for a food pantry network for the last nine years and we've seen food insecurity on the rise because people can't afford everything else that matters in their lives. They can't afford their housing. They can't afford their healthcare. They're having challenges affording transportation and food costs we know are just going up and up and up. And so one of the most important ways we can do that is by putting an end to these chaotic tariffs.

22:41 They are raising costs on everything and our economy and Iowa is in turmoil because of it. We're seeing just this ripple effect from the farmers who they they've lost their markets. they're um the prices are tanking for their their crops and it's filtering on down to every aspect of our community and it's causing layoffs from manufacturers. It's meaning um investors aren't taking the next step. People are pulling back. There's a lot of fear and so number one, we've got to work on those really chaotic tariffs. We need to be um bringing folks together to to solve the problems facing folks including the price gouging that we're seeing from some retailers. We really really need to address oh gosh um you know the high cost of healthcare trying to make sure that our neighbors can be covered that they can afford their healthc care coverage that they have access to health care. um that's going to support everyone and keep costs

23:49 in check for everyone who needs to visit the doctor and go to the hospital and get get treatment and care. I want you to let people know where they could find more information about your uh campaign in a moment, but also as part of my last question in general, you know, just especially with your background and everything, you know, we often talk about politics and political issues and this person's beating that person and but you know, sometimes I I like to pull back and I just like your want your perspective on this. So much of what's happening right now seems like it's a good versus evil thing. Like I don't view some of these things that are happening and I think you being able to flip uh you know Trump districts and Trump areas. I just think people are looking at what's happening and saying it's not normal. This is not okay. This is not how we should treat each other and our fellow human beings and it's

24:45 cruel and it's unusual and what are we even doing here? And when I wake up, that's sometimes just what I think and that's what fuels me to, you know, to lead this network and to and to lead all this is I'm just like I never really came from a political background before I started this and how obviously I cover this stuff, but it's like uh what what are you doing? Just be nicer and better and let's help each other live in a better world. So maybe address that then tell people where they could find out more about your campaign before we go.

25:13 So I never aspired to be in elected office. that is not why I do this. But when I see a problem, I want to help. And so I first ran for state senate because I was showing up the capital on issues I cared about and realized that my legislators weren't necessarily making decisions in the best interest of the community, but thinking about it in terms of politics and winning elections. And so I was at the Iowa capital the very first time our state tried to ban abortion at 6 weeks. And I saw my state legislator, my state senator across the rotunda ran over to him and said, "What would happen to a woman with an ectopic pregnancy if this bill passes?" And he said, "What's that?" He didn't even know what a very common pregnancy complication was and how his decisions would impact the lives, the health, the well-being of our neighbors. And that was the moment I realized I needed to run. And in this moment too, we are

26:11 seeing decisions being made purely uh for politics and not for the health and well-being and success of our communities. We need something better. And that's why I've stepped up to run. You know, as a minister, I know it's my job to show up and listen to all of my constituents, and I work very, very hard to do that. Um, I make sure that I am serving everyone who is in my district and listening to their concerns and getting to work on the problems that are impacting them right now. Unfortunately, we do not have that in our government, but government can work to solve problems. It's how we work together to address big challenges. And it's time we reclaim that by electing folks who are going to make sure that they are putting the people first, not politics. And so folks can learn more about me on my website sarapia.com.

27:13 That's s fo rowl.com. and follow me on social media cuz that's a good place where you can see what I'm up to, the things I'm hearing from the community and what we need to do to make sure we have a better voice for Ians in Washington.

27:31 State Senator Sarah Trone Garrett, state senator running for Iowa's third congressional district against that MAGA Republican candidate, Zack Nun, who refuses to hold town halls or talk with his constituents, whereas you talk with the constituents and hold town halls almost all the time. Thanks for joining us. We appreciate you.

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Who speaks in "Trump gets NIGHTMARE NEWS with WORST POLL IN HISTORY!!"?

Sarah Trone Garrett (Host), Zack Nun (Guest).

What is "Trump gets NIGHTMARE NEWS with WORST POLL IN HISTORY!!" about?

Recent polling reveals that Donald Trump is experiencing a significant decline in support, particularly among young voters, mirroring some of the lowest approval ratings in presidential history. His controversial statements and policies, including those related to healthcare and housing, combined with ongoing scandals, are contributing to this loss of favor among his traditional voter base,…

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23 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, Sarah Trone Garrett, Iowa, Zack Nun, MAGA, Affordable Care Act. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

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The episode runs 28 min; the transcript is about 4,837 words in 44 timestamped sections.

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