In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump received 45% support from women, marking a 3-point upward swing from 2020.
Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris last year. His improved showing with women narrowed a gap that hurt him in 2020 and helped fuel his return to the presidency, even though women still leaned toward Harris by eight points.
However, today, the president appears to be losing support from top MAGA women.
Trump has been hit with massive controversy since the beginning of his presidential term. He was criticized over his tariff policy, handling of the Epstein files and specific pardons. His grip on the MAGA base appears to be shifting downward.
Most notably, Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) were embroiled in a significant social media dispute, with the Georgia Republican criticizing the president over his handling of the Epstein files and the economy.
After reportedly pleading with the president to investigate the files, Trump withdrew his support from the longtime ally.
In an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” Greene lambasted the president for calling her a “traitor” over her fight to release the Epstein files.
“I stood for women who were raped when they were 14 years old. And the president that I fought for for five years called me a traitor for that. And so that changed the landscape of things,” Greene said.
The Georgia congresswoman is one of many “MAGA” Republican women who have turned their backs on the man they supported last year.
Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren called on the Trump administration to wake up on the economy, as the Daily Mail reported.
“Republicans… need to have a wake–up call… we can’t take anything for granted,” Lahren said.
“[The party’s] economic message is a strong one, but it should be capitalism for everyone, not capitalism, [and] women should stay home and have kids. It should be capitalism for all,” she added.
Republican strategist Kiera Hall echoed Lahren’s message, claiming that the Trump administration has essentially become a “MAGA boys’ club.”
“I absolutely do not feel like MAGA represents a lot of conservative values anymore. I was out with a group this weekend, and someone asked me if I was a conservative. I replied ‘I don’t know what that means anymore,”” Hall told the Daily Mail. “Honestly, what we believe in is not MAGA anymore. They have gone in a completely different direction. I can’t see supporting all these men who do and say things that put women down.”
Such criticism comes even though Trump has nominated multiple women to high-ranking positions in his administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, among several others.
