Independent voters skeptical of Trump's election claims ahead of midterms
Roll Call reports that independent voters are increasingly skeptical of President Donald Trump's baseless claims about the 2020 election and election security, contributing to a broader trend of the key voting bloc abandoning him ahead of the November midterms. Multiple polls, including YouGov and Washington Post-Ipsos, show independents' approval of Trump has dropped sharply, with 77% believing he is trying to sow doubt rather than presenting concrete evidence. CNN's Harry Enten noted Trump holds the record for the lowest net approval rating among independents at this point in a second term, worse than Nixon during Watergate. Speaker Mike Johnson defended Trump's allegations, while Trump used a primetime White House address to warn about alleged cyber vulnerabilities in voting systems, reverting to his unproven claims of widespread voting fraud.
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