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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Crisnel Longino

Trump Slammed as He Calls His Core Non-College Voters 'Stupid' With MAGA Support Starting To Crumble

Donald Trump faces backlash after insulting non-college voters while polling suggests his core MAGA coalition is turning against him (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr CC BY-SA 4.0)

Donald Trump may have just picked a fight with the very voters who helped put him back in the White House. The president's furious attack on Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie has drawn particular attention after he mocked Carlson's intelligence and suggested that people who struggle academically are 'stupid'.

The remarks have fuelled accusations that Trump is insulting the working-class, non-college Americans who became the backbone of the MAGA movement, while polling cited in the discussion suggests support among that crucial group has fallen sharply.

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