American culture is 'throwing up all over' sundowning Trump: analyst

President Donald Trump gestures to emphasize an issue at a press conference held at the Lotte Palace Hotel in the Villard Room. (Shutterstock)

Puck Chief Political Columnist John Heilemann says the jabs poking President Donald Trump are not just coming from late-night comedians anymore. Much of America appears to be jumping in on the comedy, thanks to Trump’s wash of bad policies and his cratering polls.

Heilemann, reacting to Trump’s latest gaffe of celebrating the pardon of 250 convicted criminals on the nation’s 250^th anniversary, told MS NOW anchor Nicole Wallace that America appears to be treating Trump like an ongoing gag.

“You know how seriously I take [society’s] signals, even if the signals themselves of what's going on are kind of risible and almost beyond parody,” said Heilemann. “These are signals, not noise. And I think they are telling us something about Trump's declining political power.”

One of Trump’s greatest talents, said Heilemann, was reading society and knowing how to trigger and goad society into supporting him, often exciting the nation’s worst elements.

“We understand what was so important to establishing the kind of political power that he had and how important culture was to that. … Six months ago, we were asking that question, ‘hey, there seems to be some signs that Donald Trump is losing the culture.’ Now we're sort of like, ‘it's not just that he's losing the culture, it's that he's losing the culture so dramatically that it's becoming like a three stooges act.”

“… Where is the fear that people had in January of 2025, … when Trump seemed like he could be more permanent? All of that is gone, now,” said Heilemann. “The question now is just ‘how can we outlast him? And can we keep enough of the country together and the institutions of the country together?’ Because he's not going to leave a lasting mark on the country. We can see that now. The culture is throwing up all over Donald Trump right now. And I think that that gives us gives people some measure of hope about what's recoverable here with a lot of hard work after he's gone."

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