Jason Calacanis Was Warning Trump About the Midterms: The Signs Were There
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Brief Summary
Jason Calacanis says Trump’s Iran war, rising inflation, and chaotic policies could cost Republicans the midterms.
Key points
- A Former Never Trumper’s Warning. Jason says he is now rooting for Trump, but urges him to stay with the 2.0 agenda and avoid grifting. He warns that the administration’s conduct could cost Republicans the midterms.
- Chaos Could Cost Republicans the Midterms. Tariffs, protests, ICE actions, and the Epstein files add up to a pattern of chaos. The speaker predicts Democrats could shellac Republicans if it continues.
- Inflation and the Middle Class. With inflation back up to 3%, the speaker says Trump has failed the middle class and broken a central promise to voters.
- The Iran War and Broken Promises. The speaker argues that starting a war with Iran contradicts what voters were promised, and warns that a prolonged conflict could lead to a Democratic sweep.
Episode highlights
- Chaos Could Cost Republicans the MidtermsTariffs, protests, ICE actions, and the Epstein files add up to a pattern of chaos. The speaker predicts Democrats could shellac Republicans if it continues.“They don't like the chaos.”0:33Nov 5, 2026
- Inflation and the Middle ClassWith inflation back up to 3%, the speaker says Trump has failed the middle class and broken a central promise to voters.“Trump has failed the middle class. That's the bottom line here.”0:49Nov 5, 2026
- The Iran War and Broken PromisesThe speaker argues that starting a war with Iran contradicts what voters were promised, and warns that a prolonged conflict could lead to a Democratic sweep.“He promised not to start a war. He did.”1:11Nov 5, 2026
Transcript
I was a never Trumper and now I am rooting for him wholeheartedly to do great work. He has to stay with the 2.0 agenda as hard as it is and stay away from the Steve Bannon agenda and the grifting. Those are the things that will take this all apart. So that's my appeal to them. I believe me Jason Calganis believes that there is a sadistic nature to this administration. It is an Achilles heel for them. And when you see them doing videos from these prisons and saying this is going to happen to you, this is why they will lose the midterms if they continue to do this type of stuff. It's not pretty for Trump right now. Liberation Day when he did the tariffs, then the LA protests, remember
the violent protests and the ICE agents chasing people down in fields, not releasing the Epstein files in July. They don't like the chaos. The Democrats are going to shellac the Republicans in the midterms if this continues. Trump sold people that prices would go down. We're back up to 3% inflation, folks. Not only is it not going down, it's going up. Trump has failed the middle class. That's the bottom line here. This is kind of the end of Trump's second term. And if you were to put together the series of mistakes that he's made, they're really at the heart of why people voted for him. You take starting a war like this, specifically with Iran.
That's what we were told was the reason to vote for President Trump. He was not going to take us down this path. If this continues for another 6 months, it's basically going to result in the Democrats doing a clean sweep in the midterms. My take on it is just huge colossal era starting this Iran war and hopefully we can get out of it. We can't be in a forever war, obviously. All I have to say is Trump promised not to start a war. He did. He promised to solve inflation. He didn't. The end.
