Trump is Losing Control Over ICE

The White House is scrambling as Trump's aggressive ICE raids turn into a PR nightmare — what happens when the visuals of mass deportations alienate the very voters who put him back in power?

On this eye-opening episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, former colleague and Axios reporter Marc Caputo joins to break down the internal wake-up call rocking the administration. Private GOP polling shows slipping support among independents, moderates, infrequent voters, and even key segments of white normies — well before the tragic shooting of Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis during an ICE encounter intensified the backlash. From Joe Rogan calling the operations "Gestapo"-like to Trump's private frustrations over how the raids "look like a war zone" on social media, the conversation digs into the bind: Trump wants mass deportations but hates the messy, confrontational production playing out daily. Caputo details the talk of "recalibrating" the approach — though it's unclear if that means dialing back the theatrics, focusing on violent offenders, or doubling down — amid concerns over Kristi Noem's ambitions, midterm risks, economic distractions, and broader polling warnings that immigration enforcement is now dominating too much attention. The discussion also touches on frustrations with media coverage, local resistance in places like Minnesota, and why seeing the "sausage being made" is eroding Trump's once-strong border approval.

What do these polling drops and White House second thoughts mean for the midterms and Trump's immigration agenda moving forward?

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Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.

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