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BumRushDaShow

(169,950 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:57 PM 20 hrs ago

Trump Ally on CNN Twists Knife on MAGA Revolt: 'I Am the Base -- And the Base is Leaving'

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 4th, 2026, 2:01 pm


Ex-Trump campaign spox Caroline Sunshine says she tried to sound the alarm for President Donald Trump over her sense that he’s losing the base — but the White House isn’t taking her calls.

On Friday, news broke that two U.S. warplanes — an F-15 and an F-35 — were shot down by Iranian missiles and two other aircraft were hit by Iranian fire during rescue operations. One member of the F-15 crew is still missing.

On Friday night’s edition of CNN’s The Story Is, host Elex Michaelson asked Sunshine what she’s hearing from her old pals who are in he White House now:

MICHAELSON: What are you hearing from your friends in the White House for speaking out like this publicly?

SUNSHINE: It’s a good question. I don’t hear a lot. I wish they would maybe pick up the phone more. I think that there’s an information ecosystem around the President right now that is designed to keep opinions like mine out or demonize supporters like me as disloyal and not relevant to hear from, and that needs to change. The President is not getting an information ecosystem around him right now that is giving him the full picture of where his base is at. I am the President’s base, and the base is leaving. There was a poll on your network, showing a 100 percent of MAGA supports this war. But who’s MAGA? Who’s MAGA? Because what I’m hearing from everyone is I’m a three time Trump voter, and I’m not MAGA anymore. I’m not — I’m now non-MAGA. MAGA, the base is leaving because they don’t agree with this conflict, and they don’t believe that this is what they voted for, and they’re correct.


Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-ally-on-cnn-twists-knife-on-maga-revolt-i-am-the-base-and-the-base-is-leaving/
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Trump Ally on CNN Twists Knife on MAGA Revolt: 'I Am the Base -- And the Base is Leaving' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP
with all due respect Ms. Sunshine (NONE), GO FUCK YOURSELF Skittles 19 hrs ago #1
That's my Skittles... Aristus 18 hrs ago #9
Hey, it sure works for me, too. calimary 17 hrs ago #10
Count me in as well lonely bird 6 hrs ago #17
No shit!!! FoxNewsSucks 17 hrs ago #12
I could not have said it better..................beautiful............. turbinetree 17 hrs ago #15
F 35,,,, this is of concern in general in my area Tetrachloride 19 hrs ago #2
Trump has insulated himself from outside views his entire life Raven123 19 hrs ago #3
When we get finished with him that "Library" will end up looking bobalew 17 hrs ago #14
He'll fuck up his library on his own. mercuryblues 3 hrs ago #20
Even sycophancy has limits OC375 19 hrs ago #4
The Party of Ahab finally figures out they're not getting their white whale steak dinners for life... JHB 19 hrs ago #5
Nothing turns a Cult_of_Trump member off more than the effect Aussie105 19 hrs ago #6
That is BS Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #7
Feel free to ignore his rusted on supporters and dismiss them Aussie105 18 hrs ago #8
Calling people "white trash" orangecrush 2 hrs ago #22
Yeah sure, Sunshine Nasruddin 17 hrs ago #11
Bah. I'll spot any amount you want AleksS 17 hrs ago #13
Caroline, he wanted to hang his own VP on J6. He doesn't care about you. littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #16
She'll just end up backing some other GOP moron as bad as Dump mdbl 5 hrs ago #18
Call me shallow, but I just have problems taking anyone seriously... SKKY 4 hrs ago #19
It is foolish to reject those fleeing Trump orangecrush 2 hrs ago #21

Skittles

(171,791 posts)
1. with all due respect Ms. Sunshine (NONE), GO FUCK YOURSELF
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:09 PM
19 hrs ago

SOOOOOO many of us tried to warn your sorry fucking asses - ALL THIS SHYTE IS ON YOU

Raven123

(7,825 posts)
3. Trump has insulated himself from outside views his entire life
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:21 PM
19 hrs ago

He stumbled into the presidency. His brand appealed to just enough people, at just the right time to get him elected and stoke his ego. His moment is passing. He knows it. The BS about Heaven and God is an admission that he knows it. His obsession with putting his name on everything is an admission that he knows it. The whole East Wing project is an admission that he knows it. His campaign for the Nobel is an admission that he knows it. He is trying not to be relegated to the trash heap of history. It’s gonna happen. I do wonder if they will ever actually build the “library” or take the money and run. I think it is an even bet right now.

bobalew

(442 posts)
14. When we get finished with him that "Library" will end up looking
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:56 PM
17 hrs ago

Like the Dumpster of history it deserved to be...

JHB

(38,232 posts)
5. The Party of Ahab finally figures out they're not getting their white whale steak dinners for life...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:35 PM
19 hrs ago

...and the hagfish aren't paying for it. They're not paying for a damned thing, the Ahabs themselves are footing the bill.

Aussie105

(7,937 posts)
6. Nothing turns a Cult_of_Trump member off more than the effect
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:46 PM
19 hrs ago

Dear Leader's nonsensical decisions have on their daily lives.

Could be anything -
Price of gas up.
Eggs ain't cheaper.
Your domestic servants or crop pickers not appearing for work.
The lack of 'keep the faith' messages from Dear Leader.
And, for the more intelligent MAGAts - Dear Leader picking people for government roles based on criteria that have nothing to do with past experience or demonstrable competency in any government role.

The stench of the rising swamp water loaded with Trump BS must be getting stronger.
Other countries certainly are noticing.

Bluestocking

(659 posts)
7. That is BS
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:16 PM
18 hrs ago

His base will never leave him. They are unable to. That is why they call it a cult. His base did not get him elected. There are not enough of them. His base can fuck off. We don’t need them to win back the house and senate. They are irrelevant and need to crawl back under their rocks or go back to their trailer parks. They are white trash and.need to be ignored.

Aussie105

(7,937 posts)
8. Feel free to ignore his rusted on supporters and dismiss them
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:57 PM
18 hrs ago

and those who don't believe but still support him.

See where that gets you.

Current mess is due to just that.

The media should be shouting the same message every day - IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO THINGS?
And try to wake up some dormant brain cells in the cult members and followers.


orangecrush

(30,395 posts)
22. Calling people "white trash"
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:06 PM
2 hrs ago

Because they are poor is wrong.

The real "white trash" live in mansions

I welcome anyone with enough sense to turn on Trump.

Nasruddin

(1,264 posts)
11. Yeah sure, Sunshine
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:17 PM
17 hrs ago
base is leaving

Uh huh. Look around. Who's with you?

This is the 1st stage of a Never-Trump Republican. The next is the realization that they are now alone - orphaned.
Isn't that the critical stage? They either go forward to the real world ... or back.

AleksS

(1,719 posts)
13. Bah. I'll spot any amount you want
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:30 PM
17 hrs ago

that they’ll still all vote Republican whenever they get a chance. All this “I’m not MAGA!” is just a smokescreen to cover their butts. They’ve learned nothing, and their behavior will not change. They’ll still vote for whoever spouts the most hate-filled rhetoric next election, and it’ll bite them in the butt again, and they’ll cry “Oh no! We don’t like HIM anymore” and then they’ll vote for the next fascist after that, and on and on forever.


If they could learn a lesson and weren’t just searching for the next racist that’ll pander to their hatred, we wouldn’t have been in this spot in the first place.

littlemissmartypants

(33,778 posts)
16. Caroline, he wanted to hang his own VP on J6. He doesn't care about you.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:21 PM
16 hrs ago
Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

mdbl

(8,671 posts)
18. She'll just end up backing some other GOP moron as bad as Dump
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 10:05 AM
5 hrs ago

The magat base is too stupid to reason with.

SKKY

(12,804 posts)
19. Call me shallow, but I just have problems taking anyone seriously...
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 10:14 AM
4 hrs ago

...whose name sounds like it's from a fairy tale.

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