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

New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman on Friday pointed to a disconnect between voters and President Trump after he told reporters he does not think “even a little bit” about Americans’ financial situations when dealing with Iran.

“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........

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