Trump’s at 43% approval and thinks the public needs a factory reset

43% approval and Donald Trump’s reaction is basically “have you tried not being wrong?”

Decision Desk HQ has him sitting at 43% approve, 54% disapprove — which in normal-person math is “more people dislike you than like you,” and in Trump math is “the public’s mind is broken, please reboot.”

This is the political equivalent of getting dumped and telling your ex they’re emotionally unavailable for not appreciating your genius. Sir, you are the ex.

And yeah, the irony is chef’s-kiss: the guy whose entire business model is “I alone can fix it” is now doing “actually the people are the problem.” That’s not leadership, that’s a Yelp review of democracy.

Meanwhile, the same public he’s diagnosing like Dr. Oz with a grudge is the one he’s asking to hand him the nuclear codes again. It’s like applying for a babysitting job by announcing the children have bad vibes and should be replaced.

And the real game isn’t hurt feelings — it’s power. If “the public is irrational” becomes the storyline, then anything that slows, questions, or blocks elections can get framed as “protecting the country from its own stupid little choices.”