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Haberman: Trump ‘has seemed far less attuned to voters’ concerns lately’
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Haberman: Trump ‘has seemed far less attuned to voters’ concerns lately’

The Hill · May 16, 2026, 11:07 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Asked why that was, Haberman attributed the shift to Trump not being on the ballot, having a smaller information ecosystem, a more positive feedback loop and a changing White House press corps.
  • For all of those reasons, I think that he is feeling like he is going to listen to what he believes, and also he thinks, she said.
  • However, at a certain point you can only control what you can control, and gas prices are what they are, and people can feel that, she added.

Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.

He has seemed far less attuned to voters concerns lately and has been publicly talking more about himself and about what he perceives as injuries to himself, and condemning coverage and insisting that it s not real, the longtime Trump reporter said during an appearance on CNN s The Source with Kaitlan Collins.

Asked why that was, Haberman attributed the shift to Trump not being on the ballot, having a smaller information ecosystem, a more positive feedback loop and a changing White House press corps.

For all of those reasons, I think that he is feeling like he is going to listen to what he believes, and also he thinks, she said. He relied on his instincts to win the election in 2024. He did win. He won it decisively, and his party has been in power.

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