Trump Sees Bump Amid Peace Talks

Well, well—look who’s climbing in the polls again. Spoiler alert: it’s not Biden.

After years of breathless headlines, courtroom soap operas, and “this time we’ve got him” clickbait, Donald J. Trump just pulled off what legacy media swore was impossible: he went to Russia—or rather, Alaska to meet with Putin—and came back with… more support. Not less. Not even a slight dip. Actual majority approval, folks.

Let that sink in for a second. A Republican president meets with Vladimir Putin—yes, that Putin—and instead of the usual “collusion” panic and hand-wringing think pieces, Americans across nearly every age group respond with: “Yep, sounds good.”

Here’s the kicker: even young voters and middle-aged Americans, two groups the media likes to pretend live off a steady diet of NPR and TikTok lectures, are giving Trump a thumbs-up. The numbers? 57% approval from those aged 18 to 64. The only group lagging behind? Those over 65, who—let’s be honest—might still be watching cable news and believing half the garbage aired there.

And don’t miss this detail: Trump’s numbers also rose among black and Hispanic voters.

You know, the same demographics Democrats treat like a guaranteed checkbox every election cycle. The same groups they trot out for town halls and then forget about until two years later. Suddenly, Trump’s message—peace through strength, American pride, economic common sense—seems to be landing with a little more weight.

Additionally, things are changing over seas:

But wait, because it gets juicier.

These numbers come courtesy of InsiderAdvantage—a polling firm that, unlike some of the fly-by-night “data journalism” outfits, actually has a reputation. RealClearPolitics ranked them in the top ten for general election polling across eight years. That’s not exactly small potatoes.

So, why haven’t you heard this splashed across CNN’s front page or crammed into MSNBC’s evening spin-fest? Simple: it doesn’t fit the narrative.