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‘I am so popular, I could say the stupidest things and you’d clap’ — Trump tells supporters
United States President Donald Trump has joked that his supporters would applaud him even if he said “the stupidest things,” as concerns grow over Republican voter enthusiasm ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
Trump made the remark on Saturday during a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he backed Republican Senator Bill Hagerty and gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn.
Addressing the crowd, Trump boasted about his popularity within the Republican Party and dismissed suggestions that his political standing could hurt candidates seeking election in November.
“I’m very popular. I really am,” he told supporters.
The president later highlighted the reception he receives at campaign rallies, saying his loyal supporters would continue to applaud him regardless of what he said.
“There’s such love in these rooms,” Trump said. “I could say the stupidest things, and you’d clap.”
He immediately qualified the remark, adding, “But we don’t say the stupidest things. We say things of common sense.”
Trump’s comments come amid polling suggesting that some voters who supported him in the 2024 presidential election are becoming less enthusiastic about the Republican Party’s prospects in the midterms.
A recent poll published on Thursday found that 26 per cent of voters who backed Trump in 2024 believed Republican candidates should distance themselves from the president to improve their chances of winning in November.
According to the survey, his approval rating among voters who backed him in 2024 fell to 67 per cent, down from 75 per cent in July, 83 per cent at the beginning of 2026 and 95 per cent early in his second term.
Despite the figures, Trump maintained that his popularity would help Republican candidates secure victories.
“You’ll win because I am popular,” he said. “We’re common sense. We want borders. We want low taxes.”
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