Trump has already set a 'dismal' scene for his replacement in the White House: analysis

The next president of the United States is headed for a dismal term thanks to the mess Trump has made, a political analyst has claimed.

Trump constitutionally has to leave office on January 20, 2029, but recent decisions made by the president and his administration — particularly regarding the war with Iran — will linger for years to come, according to G. Elliott Morris. The political analyst noted that it would be a tough task for any future president, irrespective of the party in power come 2029.

Speaking with Greg Sargent of The New Republic, Morris said, "On the things that people tell us are their most important problem — affordability being the big one, and also jobs and the economy — the president is about 40 points underwater on prices and inflation, and about 23, 24 points underwater on jobs and the economy.

"That being the number one issue that he won the 2024 election on, voters now say in our survey that they trust Democrats more to handle these issues — six points on inflation and the same six-point margin on jobs and the economy.

"That’s just a really dismal place to be. ... And it’s only going to get worse because of the effect that this new war in Iran is having on prices."

Those lingering decisions already had an effect on Trump's own polling numbers, with Morris highlighting how those who backed Trump in 2024 could now vote against him and the Republican Party.

"I’ve combined all of the survey data for my Strength in Numbers Verasight polls over the last year so that I can look exactly at this question—how Trump’s voters in 2024 feel about him by demographic group," Morris wrote. "And the biggest swings against Trump, not just on war or prices but overall, are among Black Americans, young Americans, Hispanic Americans, and those from households making less than $50,000 a year.

"I mean, the defection here is like 20 percentage points on average of those groups I just mentioned—25, actually, on average, say that they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president today.

"If you run the math on this and you take 25 percent of those groups that voted for Trump and shift those votes over to Harris, she wins by about three or four percentage points. It’s not even really all that close."