Bill Kristol: Voters Are Realizing Trump Doesn’t Care About Them

Bill Kristol delivers a scathing assessment of Donald Trump’s declining political standing, arguing that voters are finally recognizing Trump’s fundamental indifference to their needs. Drawing on recent polling from CNN, the New York Times, and CBS, Kristol highlights Trump’s approval rating has plummeted to 37%, with 51% of Americans believing he doesn’t care about people like them. This marks a pivotal shift in Republican politics, where even moderate Republicans like Bill Cassidy are being crushed in primaries for opposing Trump, not because of ideology, but because of loyalty. Kristol warns that Trump’s foreign policy—particularly his hollow threats toward Iran and abject performance at the China summit—exposes a dangerous weakness that undermines U.S. global credibility. He also condemns Trump’s alleged insider trading, massive stock transactions before major policy announcements, and the administration’s refusal to release medical records, painting a picture of a president both corrupt and unfit. Amid this, Kristol urges Democrats to make the 2026 midterms a referendum on Trump’s incompetence and authoritarian tendencies, while cautioning that the Democratic Party itself remains deeply unpopular. The episode ends with a call for Democrats to embrace bold, future-oriented branding—especially on AI regulation—rather than clinging to outdated narratives.