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GOP FEARS Trump as a 'LAME DUCK' while his poll numbers sink

New polling shows President Trump's approval rating continues to slip. The latest Economist/YouGov poll shows support for Trump's job performance has fallen to 34%, that's tied for a record low for both of Trump's terms in office. Morning Joe co-anchor Jonathan Lemire's latest piece for The Atlantic is titled, "Trump Crashes into Reality,” and writes about how after the midterms, Trump could face his worst fear: irrelevance, adding that some of Trump's allies have privately wondered how he might handle his new, reduced status as a 'lame duck' and no one suspects he will take it well. The Morning Joe panel discusses the potential fallout.

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