Rich Baris: Trump May Have to Campaign Against His Own Party to Force Action

New polling shows voters increasingly separating President Trump from the Republican Party, creating pressure that may force Trump to campaign directly against GOP leadership to get results.

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This clip aired on WarRoom’s morning show on December 16, 2025. Transcript begins below (lightly edited for clarity; may contain minor errors).

RICH BARIS (GUEST): You know, he threw a lot of good stuff out there last, what, a few weeks ago. I was on your show, and we were talking about the generic ballot being much worse. It is tightening up. We have Republicans down three in the registered voter and then down four in the likely voter, but it was eight a few weeks ago. So I do think we are seeing some correction.

This is the thing, though, and this is part of the entire conversation you guys were just having. Approval rating actually recovered quite a bit in our polling, but it didn’t benefit Republicans as much as you might think. So when I was listening to John Solomon, I’m listening to Mark Mitchell, and I would just throw in there that this has got to be big.

The voters are not going to go down a checklist of, okay, Trump promised this on the campaign trail and I got this, this, and this. They want big reforms, Steve. They want big moves. And if you want to buck history, you’re going to have to make those big moves.

One thing I would argue John Solomon said that was 100% correct, and our polling shows it, is that Trump just may have to campaign against his own party here soon to get what he wants. And that threat, I actually think that threat will be enough for a lot of people, but he’s going to have to do that.

The voters now, with Trump improving, are seeing once again Donald Trump in a different light than they see the Republican Party. And there are voters out there that Republicans haven’t earned their votes. I mean, it really is that simple.

As much as they may love Donald Trump or give him a lot of grace because of how much he’s been through, just as a candidate and a leader of this country, what he’s put himself through to be where he is today, they give him a lot of grace for that. But that grace does not extend to Republicans.

So they better get to work. The blue slips, nuke the filibuster, get to work, or you’re cooked anyway.