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Despite swirling speculation about a brewing “MAGA civil war,” President Donald Trump’s popularity among Republican voters remains remarkably stable, according to a Fox News contributor Joe Concha.
Speaking on a recent evening editorial segment, Concha pushed back against narratives suggesting widespread GOP discontent with the president.
“We keep hearing about this MAGA civil war, and, oh, boy, all these people are very, very upset with the president right now,” Concha said. “Well, as Harry Enten on CNN, of all places, explains, no, that’s not really the case.”
Concha argued that Trump is simply following through on longstanding commitments. “In the end, Trump is only doing the things that he said that he would do as president,” he said, citing Iran policy, domestic energy production (“drill, baby, drill”), a near-50,000 level on the stock market, a closed border, and the absence of “men playing against women in sports.”
“People saying Trump betrayed them — well, no, not really, because he’s doing everything that he said he would do,” Concha added.
Turning to the upcoming midterms, Concha described the outlook as highly competitive. “At this point, the midterms are up for grabs. I think it’s 50-50 at this point,” he said.
He also highlighted a recent report suggesting Republicans may hold a significant advantage in House races, partly due to the Supreme Court’s ban on race-based congressional maps and racial gerrymandering. According to the analysis cited on the program, current standings show 212 seats safe for Republicans, 205 likely Republican, leaving 18 seats up for grabs — with Republicans potentially gaining 14 seats.
“Fourteen seats, Liz — that’s a very, very big deal,” Concha said. “Because you have the difference between House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries. If it goes to Jeffries, then we have Donald Trump in impeachment in perpetuity. If it stays with Republicans, even by a very small margin, the agenda moves on. If the Senate is held by Republicans as well.”
Concha concluded that the Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling “is a very, very big deal,” adding, “I have a feeling it’s going to make a big difference by the time we get to November.”