Why Gen Z bros are ditching their MAGA hats
Vox – Immigration
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The young men souring on Trump over Iran and Israel, Epstein, and the economy. The numbers are clear: President Donald Trump’s approval rating is cratering across the board, and he’s losing the most ground with groups that were key demographics to his win in 2024. In that election, men under 30 broke for Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris by about a single point — not a lot, but a big improvement for Republicans, who have struggled with young voters. This year, Trump’s approval with that same group has collapsed. A recent CNN poll had him underwater by roughly 55 points with the same group. We wanted to understand what’s going on, so America, Actually headed to Washington for Trump’s June 14 UFC event on the South Lawn of the White House. It was a night practically engineered for the White House to speak directly to young men (plus Trump’s own love of combat sports like UFC). My question to attendees was pretty simple: Has their age cohort really turned on Trump, or is this just noise? A lot of young people are on the same page with that.” This is something Posobiec said that he also hears from young conservatives: “Young men saying, ‘Look, we want more focus on domestic than on foreign policy.’ We heard that a lot today.” Posebiec tried to mince definitions — “It’s a war, but it’s not a forever war,” he said — but that’s a hard sell to a group that took Trump at his word. And he conceded the two grievances are fused: “You cannot disassociate the war in Iran with the gas prices and the economic pain people are feeling.” The third reason is less about policy and more about a campaign promise betrayed.
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Fans in the UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest on June 14, 2026, in Washington, DC. | Tom Brenner/Getty Images The numbers are clear: President Donald Trump’s approval rating is cratering across the board, and he’s losing the most ground with groups that were key demographics to his win in 2024. In that election, men under 30 broke for Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris by about a single point — not a lot, but a big improvement for Republicans, who have struggled with young voters. This year, Trump’s approval with that same group has collapsed. A recent CNN poll had him underwater by roughly 55 points with the same group. We wanted to understand what’s going on, so America, Actually headed to Washington for Trump’s June 14 UFC event on the South Lawn of the White House. It was a night practically engineered for the White House to speak directly to young men (plus Trump’s own love of combat sports like UFC). My question to attendees was pretty simple: Has their age cohort really turned on Tr
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