Last Sunday, President Donald Trump was booed by attendees at an NFL football game outside Washington, DC, one of the areas hardest hit by the government shutdown and the massive layoffs of federal employees since Trump returned to the presidency.

Last week, voters also booed him at the polls, favoring Democratic candidates and initiatives in New Jersey, Virginia, New York and California, among other places, in a clear repudiation of the president's agenda on the economy and immigration. Recent opinion polls are not all favorable for Trump after the erosion of public support his policies have generated and their effect on consumers' wallets. From tariffs to mass detentions and deportations that not only separate families but also impact various sectors of the economy, reflected in price increases. Trump's handling of the government shutdown, with furloughed employees, interrupted services such as food assistance, and thousands of canceled flights, has taken its toll on his approval ratings. Added to that is everything he has been carrying over since January: more layoffs of federal employees, chaos in government agencies, and total disregard for due process and the rule of law by using the Department of Justice to take revenge on those he considers his political enemies. Skyrocketing food and housing prices, a cruel immigration policy focused on racial profiling that targets both undocumented immigrants and citizens. And his enactment of a new law that cuts Medicaid for millions, eliminates subsidies to help people pay their Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) premiums, and reduces the SNAP food program. While millions face food insecurity due to the government shutdown and others see their health insurance premiums skyrocket, Trump, the “king of empathy,” is busy building a ballroom in the East Wing of the White House. But the November 4 election results suggest that not all voters have been brainwashed. Women, Young men and Latinos favored Democratic candidates over Republicans. This could be a prelude to the 2026 midterm elections, but everything depends on voter turnout and the proposals put forward by the Democrats, who also do not enjoy high approval ratings in Congress due to many unfulfilled promises. In 2024, support for Trump among Latino voters was one of the factors in his victory.Trump and the Republicans knew how to exploit the discontent with the worrying direction the economy was already taking. To such an extent that many Latinos even overlooked Trump's campaign promise of mass deportations. They believed him when he said he would only focus on criminals. But they soon realized that there is no distinction, and many Hispanics who voted for him have seen their own family members detained and deported. Furthermore, the brutality with which ICE agents and Border Patrol agents conduct themselves—their level of cruelty, violence, and excessive use of force—has resonated with Latino voters and other sectors as well. Likewise, the effect of the severe cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and the elimination of subsidies for Obamacare remains to be seen. Interestingly, many of these cuts will not take effect immediately; some will begin next year, and others later. In any case, reports about the severity of the cuts, which will leave millions without health insurance, have been widespread. These cuts will fund permanent tax breaks for billionaires.

Yet Trump acts as if everything is in his favor, relying on a Republican-majority Congress and a Supreme Court that mostly supports him.

The reality is that he has delivered on all the negative promises Trump made. So, with the midterm and general elections approaching, the American people should not ignore the signs of what he might do to keep his party or himself in power, such as obstructing voting methods like mail-in ballots, resorting to intimidation by sending immigration agents to polling places, or fabricating emergencies to militarize cities.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but there is still a long way to go to find a way out.