Jen Psaki warns Trump 'knows he's losing' — and even 'spineless' Congress will turn on him

President Donald Trump is deteriorating worse than ever, MS NOW's Jen Psaki argued on Thursday evening, and it's obvious in the ways that he is lashing out at anyone and everyone — even right-leaning people and organizations.

"Just two days ago, Trump attacked the conservative think tank the Cato Institute, claiming they, quote, 'hate Trump,'" said Psaki, a former press secretary for the Biden administration. "Yesterday, he even went after Fox News for having the audacity to cover California Democratic candidate Tom Steyer's gubernatorial campaign. How dare they? And even with all the new fights, Trump is picking, he still somehow finds time to continue his many other wildly unproductive and unpresidential ongoing feuds."

For instance, she said, "Trump spent part of his day today drafting multiple lengthy screeds attacking the judge overseeing the case against his White House ballroom renovations ... He's renewed his threats to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Senator Thom Tillis has already said that if Trump fires Powell, he, as in Tillis, will block any new Fed nominee Trump tries to appoint. But Trump has threatened to fire him anyway, and he seems genuinely confused about the fact that Thom Tillis has any power at all, given Trump doesn't seem to be aware that Thom Tillis is still a United States Senator."

She played a clip of Trump being asked on Fox Business whether Tillis will be an obstacle to confirmations, in which he said, "Well, we're going to have to find out. He might not, but that's why Thom Tillis is no longer a senator."

"Okay," Psaki said. "Thom Tillis didn't abruptly quit, Marjorie Taylor Greene style. He just isn't seeking reelection. But he's definitely still a senator through the end of this year. Long enough, by the way, to hold up the nomination of the Fed chair Trump nominated. Trump has started so many feuds he can't even keep track of them all. He's acting like a cornered animal, lashing out at everyone and everything around him. And the reason is obvious: Trump knows he's losing, and he's on the verge of losing control over the spineless legislative branch of government he currently controls beyond his own."

"His approval rating is cratered," said Psaki. "He's fallen below 40 percent in nearly every poll taken over the last month. Look at those numbers. He's hovering in the 30s. Democrats look poised to win back the House of Representatives and maybe even the Senate, too. That seems recently to be a possibility. I mean, yesterday we got first-quarter fundraising numbers for all of the major Senate candidates running this year. Just look at that chart on your screen. Of the top 10 candidates, just one, the little red block in the middle, is a Republican, and red-state Democrats in places like Texas, Alaska and Ohio — states, by the way, that would represent flips in Senate seats, are bringing in some of the largest fundraising hauls."

"Trump could see the writing on the wall," said Psaki. "He can read a poll. He sees the outpouring of protesters. He sees Democrats outperforming in special election after special election. He knows he's in for a major rebuke this November, but that's why he's lashing out. But here's the thing: it's a vicious cycle, because the more Trump lashes out, the worse things get for Republicans."

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