by Jim Hoft Mar. 18

Here is the transcript from CNN:

Harry Enten: MAGA GOP view of Trump: approve 100%. 100%. If you are a member of MAGA and the GOP, you approve of Donald John Trump. 0% say that they disapprove. You don’t have to be a mathematical genius to know you can’t go higher than 100%. He is the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Now, there are some Republicans who disapprove of Donald John Trump, but they are not members of the Make America Great Again movement. The bottom line is this: if you are a member of MAGA, you approve of Donald Trump.

CNN’s Sara Sidner: It’s interesting, though, because there have been a couple prominent people who have sort of come out online and they’re very mad about this war with Iran because he promised no new wars. Is there any sign that people might be leaving MAGA relative to 2024?

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Harry Enten: Yeah. Okay. So, you know, I’ve said it before and, you know, The theme of this segment is Tucker Carlson be darned. And when we look at the numbers, I mean, I’ve heard some people say, oh, you know what, when you look at those MAGA numbers, it doesn’t account for those who might have left MAGA. But take a look here. Americans who identify as MAGA in November of 2024, it was 28% of Americans. Now it’s basically the same. If anything, it’s slightly higher at 30%. The bottom line is this: the MAGA base within the GOP is not shrinking. It’s the same size. If anything, it is slightly larger than it was back in 2024 when, of course, Donald Trump won a second term. So that 100% that Donald Trump has approval among MAGA GOP. That is not an artifact of MAGA shrinking. It’s just an indication of how strong Donald Trump’s grip is on that MAGA base.

CNN’s Sara Sidner: And so I guess that begs the question, what’s happening with inside the GOP and if there are any splits there? Because with that, those kind of numbers, they’re going to want to retain that, right? So they can retain their seats. Yes.

CNN graphic displaying NBC News polling results on GOP approval of U.S. military action in Iran, showing 90% support from MAGA voters and 54% from non-MAGA voters.

Harry Enten: Yes. And you know what we’re talking about? You know, we mentioned Iran in the intro of this segment. GOP on US military action in Iran. Look at this. Imagine it’s 90% approval. It’s 90% approval, just 5% disapproval. If you disapprove of the job that Donald Trump is doing, or excuse me, the US military action in Iran, and you’re a member of the GOP, look at this. It’s your non-MAGA. You’re not MAGA. It’s 36% there, 54% approve. But the majority of Republicans approve of the job that the US military action is in Iran. And the majority of MAGA, which is the majority of the GOP, very much approve, 90%, very little split in Donald Trump’s base. Those who disapprove in the GOP, simply put, they hate MAGA.

CNN’s Sara Sidner:: It’s really clear MAGA has the floor.

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