Trump vs the polls: Can he turn the tide for Republicans? | Planet America Oct 24, 2026

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Trump pulls out all the stops to try and save the midterms, polls show Republicans are heading for a reckoning. Anthony Scaramucci joins Chas and John to discuss Katie Zacharia’s doomed stint as Trump’s press secretary, and how he thinks his old boss is doing. And we explain why Minnesota is the state to watch.

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00:00 – Welcome to Planet America
00:47 – The latest on the midterm election polling
03:36 – Will midterm election voters actually turn out and vote?
06:39 – The battleground state of Minnesota
10:58 – Why is Minnesota a toss-up? Chas breaks it down.
15:44 – Katie Zacharia’s bad five days as Trump’s new press secretary.
25:11 – How does Anthony Scaramucci think his old boss is doing?
29:57 – Let’s play America’s next top Press Secretary!
30:53 – Goodbye from John and Chas

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