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Matt Lewis & the News(letter) · Aug 18, 2026

Trump’s Approval Crashes to 33% as His Vanity Projects, Iran Quagmire, and Ally-Abandonment Catch Up—While John Ossoff Shows How to Fight Back

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Reuters poll ties Trump’s current low to his first-term bottom; USS Lincoln sailors, carrier redesigns, Natalie Harp bubble, South Korea snub, Oman threats, and Senate map all signal the same trend.

During today’s Substack LIVE conversation, Charlie Sykes and I discussed:

  • Reuters poll: Trump approval sinks to 33%, disapproval 64% — lowest of current term, matching December 2017 low

  • Sen. John Ossoff’s sharp speeches: calls out golfing, stock trading, Qatar “flying palace,” and Natalie Harp, while the U.S.S. Lincoln fights his war

  • The one big Democratic warning: Abdul El-Sayed underwater in Michigan (Fox poll)

  • Foreign-policy chaos: Trump scales back South Korea joint exercises, cites “good relationship” with Kim Jong-un (who supplies missiles to Iran and Russia)

  • Simultaneously withdraws the last U.S. carrier from the Pacific and threatens to “bomb the shit out of” ally Oman if it interferes with Iran talks

  • Closing question for 2026/2028: Do Democrats choose electable fighters like Ossoff who win swing states, or ideological purity that loses independents?

  • And MUCH more!

Thank you Urban Hermit, M. Layfield, Herman Jacobs—RandoOnBarstool, Kris O, KarenC-Book Collector📚⚖️🗽🗳️🧿♒️, and many others for tuning into my live video with Charlie Sykes.

Join us again next Tuesday at 10am ET for another terrific conversation on politics and the news of the day!

Best,
Matt

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