“Trumpty Dumpty” – probably as much a political epitaph as a headline.
When the New York Post put that on their front page, it wasn’t just selling papers, it was crafting the end of a career.
And it wasn’t alone – searing assessments of Donald Trump and what he meant for the 2022 midterms have echoed through the Rupert Murdoch-owned media stable.
Consider this opinion piece by the editorial board of the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal under the headline “Trump is the Republican Party’s Biggest Loser”.
“Mr Trump had policy successes as president, including tax cuts and deregulation, but he has led Republicans into one political fiasco after another.”
It speaks of a “perfect record of electoral defeat” and ponders: “Maybe by now Republicans are sick and tired of losing.”
It’s a bruising critique from an influential voice in Republican circles and reflective of right-wing opinion that’s turned problematic for Donald Trump, literally overnight.
Fox News, so often so loyal, isn’t so much now. Comment and opinion has been openly critical, and on-air talent with a former president on speed-dial can’t get away quickly enough.
When Big Media recalibrates where power lies, so does Big Money. It’s a numbers game for unemotional Republican donors who won’t be impressed by their man’s stats.
Enter: The other man.
Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was returned this week with a large, increased majority; he has long been positioning himself for a run at the Republican leadership.
His New York Post headline, post midterm election, was “DeFuture”.
It’s early days, sure, but there are signs of a shift in gravity away from Trump – and not just in the media.
Republican politicians and associated players – content to hold their nose, clutch their pearls and back Trump while he seemed destined to deliver – are openly discussing toxicity in the brand.
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Donald Trump’s “big announcement” is still scheduled for next Tuesday, and the world’s media will descend on his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
In the days before the big announcement, the questions just got bigger.
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Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states on Saturday.
Around 1,200 demonstrations were planned in locations including Washington DC, New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida – just miles away from where the US president has this weekend played golf.
The “Hands Off!” protests were against the Trump administration’s handling of government downsizing, human rights and the economy, among other issues.
In Washington DC, protesters streamed on the grass in front of the Washington Monument, where one person carried a banner which read: “Make democracy great again.”
Thousands gathered in Washington DC to rally against various Trump policies. Pic: AP
Pic: AP
Another protester took aim at Mr Trump‘s handling of Russia and Ukraine, with a placard that read: “Stop Putin’s puppets from destroying America.”
Tesla boss Mr Musk also featured on many signs due to his role in controversial government cuts as head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Demonstrators in NYC. Pic: AP
People marching in Atlanta, Georgia. Pic: Reuters
A rally in Vermont. Pic: The Brattleboro Reformer via AP
Terry Klein, a retired biomedical scientist, said she drove to the rally to protest Mr Trump’s policies on “everything from immigration to the DOGE stuff to the tariffs this week, to education”.
“I mean, our whole country is under attack, all of our institutions, all the things that make America what it is,” she added.
A drone view of the protest at the Utah State Capitol building. Pic Reuters
A protester sports a Handmaid’s Tale costume. Pic: Reuters
Pic: Reuters
Some at the various protests carried Ukrainian flags, while others sported rainbow attire and waved rainbow flags in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Other protesters wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and carried “Free Palestine” signs.
Thousands marched in New York City’s midtown Manhattan and in Boston, Massachusetts, while hundreds gathered in the sunshine outside the Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City, and in the rain outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.
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Mr Trump – who shook financial markets with his tariffs announcement this week – spent the day in Florida, playing a round of golf before returning to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
People protest in Manhattan. Pic: Reuters
Activists in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pic: AP
Some four miles from Mar-a-Lago, more than 400 people gathered – and drivers honked their horns in support of protesters who held up signs including one which read: “Markets tank, Trump golfs.”
The White House has said Mr Trump plans to go golfing again on Sunday.
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