# Trump increasingly appears to be pursuing unpopular moves ahead of the 2026 midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/35572

- CNN, 2026-08-28 12:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/politics/trump-lake-america-unpopular?Date=20260828&Profile=CNN

> CNN’s Aaron Blake writes that it increasingly feels as though President Donald Trump is trying to do unpopular things before the 2026 midterm elections.

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