FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Donald Trump gather outside a polling station on Election Day in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
President Donald Trump has finally done something that has broken through to his loyal supporters and broken their support along with it.
Longtime Republican pollster and Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell sorted through the recent Quinnipiac poll, which found that it's isn't just the Democrats and Independents who are furious over the recent slaying of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis during Trump's recent occupation of the city.
Pollsters asked respondents, "As far as you are aware, do you think the shooting was justified or not justified," specifically asking about Pretti.
Only 2 percent of Democrats said "justified," while 16 percent of Independents agreed.
"Despite the Trump administration's gaslighting, only 22 percent of voters think the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti was justified — including only 16 percent of Independents," wrote Longwell on BlueSky.
Civil rights lawyer Athul K. Acharya, who serves as the director of The Accountability Project, commented that it's the first time he's seen something break through Trump's loyal 30 percent of support with the electorate.
"I have literally never seen a poll on something Trump or his team are messaging about where they weren’t able to get at least 30 percent," said Acharya.
The rest of the numbers continue to worsen for the administration, with 61 percent of those surveyed saying it isn't being honest about Pretti.
It shows his general approval at 37 percent and a 60 percent support for federal agents being pulled out of Minnesota.
There is also 58 percent support for removing the Secretary of Homeland Security has reached 58 percent. The overwhelming number of those surveyed (80 percent) want an independent investigation into the slaying.
Trump's overall immigration policies are also faltering. While Americans have always supported the removal of the "worst of the worst," it has become clear that this isn't happening. Americans now support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants by 59 percent over 34 percent.
At the start of the operation, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller ordered a daily quota of at least 3,000 people to be captured. There are not enough hardened criminals who are immigrants to equal that level of quota. The Guardian reported last week that the pressure is growing on Miller as his decisions continue to hurt Trump's approval.
A conservative Wall Street Journal editorial specifically blames Miller for the GOP failure in recent elections.