President Trump may be racking up foreign policy wins, cutting red tape, and holding a shattered Democrat Party in the palm of his hand, but according to Rasmussen’s chief pollster Mark Mitchell, there’s trouble bubbling beneath the surface—and it has one name: Epstein.
During a Tuesday appearance on The War Room with Steve Bannon, Mitchell didn’t mince words. Trump’s approval rating just took a five-point dive in a single week and now sits at 47 percent. That’s just one point away from his lowest net approval rating this cycle. The last time he hit similar territory? Back in April when the markets went haywire. This time, though, the cause isn’t inflation, Ukraine, or Biden’s usual circus act—it’s the Epstein fiasco.
MITCHELL: Trump’s approval rating is one point away from the lowest net approval rating that he’s had. If it isn’t corrected, it threatens to derail Trump’s agenda and get rid of his political capital. If this isn’t fixed, it might hang over Trump’s administration. pic.twitter.com/hRdSJ3KhmI
— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) July 15, 2025
Mitchell flat-out said it: “People are trying to say this isn’t a big deal. People are trying to say nobody wants this Epstein information out. It’s an absolute misdirection.” In other words, the American public isn’t buying the media’s collective gaslighting, nor are they impressed with any attempts to soft-pedal the story from Team Trump. They want answers—real ones.
And he’s right. This is the issue that cuts across political lines. If there’s one thing that unites normal Americans, it’s the belief that the elites who ran with Epstein didn’t just get away with it—they got away with it on purpose. Every sealed document, every redacted name, every awkward shrug from the DOJ only adds fuel to the fire.
So when Trump’s base hears that more transparency might be coming someday, it doesn’t cut it. They remember Trump in 2016 promising to drain the swamp. Now, six months into his second term, they want to know why some of the slimiest swamp creatures are still untouched.
Mitchell warned Bannon that if this issue isn’t corrected—and quickly—it could drag down Trump’s momentum heading into the fall. He even likened it to “his Afghanistan.” That’s no small comparison. A lingering scandal, even one inherited or exaggerated by the media, can zap a president’s political capital faster than any policy failure.
The solution? Be bold. Call for full disclosure. Declassify what can be declassified. Name names. If Trump doesn’t go on offense, Democrats and their media allies will be more than happy to fill the void—with spin, lies, and innuendo.
It’s not too late, but the clock’s ticking. Voters want the truth—and they know who they expect to deliver it.
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