{"id":2513511,"date":"2025-11-22T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-breaks-mtgs-heart-hugs-enemy-mamdani-white-house-report-card\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T10:55:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:55:45","slug":"trump-breaks-mtgs-heart-hugs-enemy-mamdani-white-house-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-breaks-mtgs-heart-hugs-enemy-mamdani-white-house-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump breaks MTG\u2019s heart, hugs enemy Mamdani: White House Report Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-breaks-mtgs-heart-hugs-enemy-mamdani-white-house-report-card%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513511&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-democratic-immigration-plans-a-supremely-busy-summer-and-a-harris-mindset-switch-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Democratic immigration plans, a supremely busy summer, and a Harris mindset switch - Washington Examiner\">article discusses recent developments involving<\/a> former President Donald Trump that have caused confusion and disappointment among his supporters. Notably, Trump surprised many by embracing Zohran Mamdani, a political opponent and New York City Mayor-Elect, while distancing himself from longtime ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-boosted-anti-trump-ex-spook-as-author-of-ica-she-wasnt\/\" title=\"Media Boosted Anti-Trump Ex-Spook As Author Of ICA. She Wasn&#039;t\">piece highlights contradictions<\/a> in Trump&#8217;s America First agenda, juxtaposed with his controversial stances on Venezuela and the Ukraine conflict, as well as his optimistic economic claims, which clash with rising prices experienced by many Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Two political analysts provide critical assessments: Democratic pollster John Zogby assigns Trump an &#8220;F&#8221; grade, pointing to his inflammatory rhetoric, including harsh comments towards senators and the press, and his failure to connect with everyday Americans&#8217; realities. Conservative commentator Jed Babbin gives a &#8220;C-&#8221; grade, criticizing Trump&#8217;s defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid human rights concerns, his backing of controversial media figures, and a peace plan for ukraine perceived as favorable to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>the article paints a picture of a former president whose recent actions and statements have alienated parts of his base and political allies, leaving his supporters uncertain about his current direction and influence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump breaks MTG&rsquo;s heart, hugs enemy Mamdani: White House Report Card<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2410675\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3895387\/trump-gives-zohran-mamdani-permission-call-him-fascist\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> dizzied MAGA this week, breaking the heart of one of his staunchest supporters while embracing his biggest political enemy.<\/p>\n<p>In looking at just Friday for this week&rsquo;s White House Report Card, we can see why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s supporters are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3895156\/what-is-trump-up-to-in-venezuela\/\">confused<\/a> and even depressed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3894807\/more-americans-claim-major-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects\/\">More Americans claim &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-claim-major-side-effects-from-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"More ... claim \u2018major side effects\u2019 from COVID-19 vaccine\">major side effects&#038;rsquo<\/a>; from COVID-19 vaccine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3893821\/historic-decline-working-age-immigrants-in-six-months\/\">Historic decline in working-age immigrants in just six months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3893667\/touchdown-trump-new-jersey-generals-jacket-auctioned-18658-dollars\/\">Touchdown: Trump&rsquo;s New Jersey Generals jacket auctioned for $18,658<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>His America First agenda is somewhat overshadowed by his war cry in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3895156\/what-is-trump-up-to-in-venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a> and his pro-Russia tilt in settling the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p>His claims that the economy is strong and prices lower are challenged by sustained or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/heres-much-gas-prices-rose-100301511.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGMeKopcuR5HlUJoqFCfui0_ebn5imCRwKut74D_g53IQw2aKF8Swb7BIiJdJkizpwHee93TuopdN9N8SBrcKVW1-E7nD0Wfr6EBbjZhmgRZHWDKk0XHl1gfiuMlO1z0cdJPcXOuxgmj5BeASo95IaFo6Jxb5_ekD60t1aal93cD\">rising gas prices<\/a> and higher grocery bills faced by his base in fly-over country.<\/p>\n<p>His hug of New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani left his strongest media defenders on Fox sputtering for a new way to spin their months of following the president&rsquo;s lead and condemning the socialist.<\/p>\n<p>And then there was the shock announcement Friday night that loyalist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/watch\/2410745\/\">leaving Congress and Washington, D.C.<\/a>, after being ditched by Trump for challenging him on a few issues. He was nasty to the end, responding, &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s great news for the country. It&rsquo;s great.&rdquo; Today, he added, &ldquo;Marjorie went BAD.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Judging simply by the ideological makeup in Congress, it&#8217;s almost a certainty that one of the only and most MAGA representatives will be replaced by a RINO.<\/p>\n<p>Probably a Bushie.<\/p>\n<p>MAGA lost big today. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hsa5Xa20jU\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hsa5Xa20jU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rich Baris The People&#8217;s Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peoples_Pundit\/status\/1992057182683267578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Report card grader and Democratic pollster John Zogby dished an &ldquo;F,&rdquo; and noted the administration&rsquo;s disconnect between its cheers on prices and the reality of what people are feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative grader Jed Babbin offered a &ldquo;C minus,&rdquo; and raised questions about the Ukraine deal and the attacks on alleged drug boats in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: C-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>It wasn&rsquo;t a good week for President Donald Trump and his team because he defended Tucker Carlson, sold F-35s to the Saudis, and tried to impose a new peace plan on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Trump&rsquo;s meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was all about cooperation with the Saudis, who aren&rsquo;t our allies in any but the weakest sense of the word. Selling them F-35 Lightning stealth fighters is not a totally bad idea and neither is the $1 trillion the prince promised to invest in America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The biggest problem during the meeting was in Trump&rsquo;s defense of MBS who he said was innocent of the murder of <\/em>Washington Post<em> columnist and critic Jamaal Khashoggi (who the CIA said was killed on orders from the prince). And it didn&rsquo;t help that during their meet-and-greet with the media, Trump also defended Carlson&rsquo;s platforming of anti-Semite Nick Fuentes. Neither is justifiable.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The new &ldquo;peace plan&rdquo; for Ukraine would impose land concessions on Ukraine, which helps Russian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>. Pressuring a weakened President Volodymyr Zelensky &mdash; who is reeling from a new corruption scandal &mdash; doesn&rsquo;t help Ukraine and can be seen as helping Putin.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then there was the video of top Democrats telling military members to disobey illegal orders. It was way off base, but the legality of Trump&rsquo;s drug boat strikes off Venezuela is not at all clear. It&rsquo;s a weak point that Trump has never explained.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Most notably this week, President Donald Trump was not invited to the funeral of former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dick-cheney\/\">Dick Cheney<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then there was his suggestion of sedition after six senators with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >military experience cut<\/a> a video to tell service men and women that they do not have to obey illegal orders. Trump said that the lawmakers should be &ldquo;executed.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On Air Force One, he hushed <\/em>Bloomberg&rsquo;<em>s reporter with &ldquo;quiet, piggy.&rdquo; And he worked overtime to undue damage caused by his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\">tariffs<\/a> policy. From a teleprompter, he emphasized (or merely learned for the first time) that the operative word these days is &ldquo;affordability.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its very late September jobs report that showed 119,000 new jobs created, much more than expected. Isn&rsquo;t this the same BLS that produced fake news according to Trump?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And voters do not believe that prices are going down.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I live in the upstate New York city of Utica, where one-third of the population is refugee or related, and 46 languages are spoken in the school district. In a recent visit to a hospital, I asked what country the staff came from. Two of three would not answer me. A young nurse told me, &ldquo;Sir, I would rather not tell you.&rdquo; The rest ignored me or changed the subject. Please re-read this one. Is this what we really want?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jedbabbin\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@jedbabbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong>&nbsp;is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Zogby Strategies.<\/a>&nbsp;His latest book is&nbsp;<em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Horse-Race-Polls-Should\/dp\/1538197146\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond the Horse Race: How to Read Polls and Why We Should<\/a><\/em>. His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be heard here<\/a>. Follow him on X&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@ZogbyStrategies<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump shocks MAGA: Snubs MTG, embraces foe Mamdani<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2513512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP22211735130387.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56552,8508,3634],"class_list":["post-2513511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-mamdani","tag-mtg","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP22211735130387.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513511"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513515,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513511\/revisions\/2513515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}