Trump's immigration erosion worries his team
Definition
A 2026 Axios headline referring to private Republican polling data showing declining public approval for President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement policies, particularly mass deportations and ICE raids, which are perceived as overly harsh and detrimental to urban safety.
Phrase encapsulating the anxiety within Trump's advisory circle over the 'erosion'—or gradual loss—of voter support on immigration, amid backlash from independents, moderates, and media optics of raids in sanctuary cities like Minneapolis.
Examples
As 'Trump's immigration erosion worries his team' trends on every news feed, the advisors geniusly double down on more raids to really win those independents back.
Nothing screams masterful strategy like 'Trump's immigration erosion worries his team,' where bad polling optics turn a signature issue into a sanctuary city spectacle.
In the Oval Office, whispers of 'Trump's immigration erosion worries his team' prompt a brilliant recalibration: threaten the Insurrection Act and watch approval soar—or not.
Trump's crew, fretting over 'Trump's immigration erosion worries his team,' admirably shifts blame to the polls while Kristi Noem cheers on the ICE drama from afar.