Longtime Trump supporters in some of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts are voicing rare frustration with the president.The death toll climbs in Nepal as flash floods kill one in the Grand Canyon.
And how Ukraine is using drones to take Russians prisoner.Here’s what to know today.Trump voters express rare frustration with the presidentFrank Thorp V for NBC NewsFor more than a decade, one of President Donald Trump’s greatest strengths has been the devotion of his base.
But in late-August conversations across eight of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts, there was a new willingness among his voters to voice their critiques on issues including inflation, the war with Iran and the White House ballroom construction.An NBC News crew traveling along Interstate 80 from New Jersey to Omaha spoke with dozens of voters, many of whom remain confident in the president.But in a major danger sign for the GOP, a set of longtime Trump supporters said they believe he has abandoned key tenets of his 2024 campaign.
Some appear to have lost faith in him altogether, and others have lost the enthusiasm that might drive them to the polls in a midterm election.“I used to be a Trump man,” said one retiree in New Jersey.
“But I think what’s happened right now is terrible for the people of the United States.” Here’s what else voters told us.Related news:U.S.forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz yesterday in their first military action in a month.Google Maps changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S.
users to reflect Trump’s executive order.Death toll rises sharply in Nepal; flash flood hits Grand CanyonAdd to GoogleDesperate search for Nepal flood survivors enters critical new phase01:48The death toll in last week’s devastating flooding in Nepal has risen to 903 people, officials said today, as the number of those missing nearly doubled to 4,247.Heavy rain prompted fresh flood warnin...