Chris Matthews Discusses Trump Decisions
Oh, this one’s interesting, folks — because when a longtime liberal media voice like Chris Matthews starts sounding like he’s giving Donald Trump a standing ovation, you know we’ve entered uncharted waters.
Matthews, the former MSNBC host, sat down with Charlie Rose — yes, that Charlie Rose, who’s been off the air since 2017 over misconduct allegations — and what he had to say about Trump? Let’s just say it wasn’t exactly the kind of thing you expect to hear from someone who spent years on the progressive cable circuit.
🚨NEW: Chris Matthews *DOESN’T BELIEVE* negative TRUMP polls🚨
“To be honest with you, the country is moving towards Trump. These polls, they come out and show him not doing well — I don’t buy that.”
“He is a stronger public figure than the Democratic people.”
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— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) July 26, 2025
“To be honest with you, the country is moving towards Trump,” Matthews said, and he didn’t hedge. He even dismissed those polls that supposedly show Trump trailing, saying flat-out, “I don’t buy that.” And this wasn’t some quick aside — Matthews leaned in, explaining that Trump is simply “a stronger public figure than the Democratic people.” Not Obama. Not Biden. Not anyone currently carrying the blue team banner.
And then came the kicker: Matthews drew a direct comparison between Trump and Barack Obama, a man still widely regarded as one of the most charismatic political figures alive. But Matthews wasn’t shy.
“Obama still has tremendous charisma — but Trump has strength,” he said, adding that voters are hungry for a “strong figure.” Translation? Trump has something Obama never had and Biden can’t even fake: a raw, unpolished, commanding presence that half the country “buys into.”
But Matthews didn’t stop there — oh no, he went deeper. He painted Trump as a sort of political street fighter, the kind of guy who can walk into a room, instantly read the mood, and pivot in real time.
“We have never had a president so instantly spontaneous,” he marveled, describing how Trump can recalibrate on the fly — “at 4:00 this afternoon, he will say, ‘You know, that’s not really true anymore.’” In Matthews’ view, Trump is plugged directly into the country’s cultural current, constantly scanning, adjusting, and staying in sync with the pulse of the people.
🚨NEW: Chris Matthews *PRAISES* Trump’s political skill🚨
“We have never had a president so instantly spontaneous that he knows this minute — at 4:00 this afternoon, he will say, ‘You know, that’s not really true anymore.'”
“He will know the mood of the country.”
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— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) July 26, 2025
Then came the brutal comparison: “Biden couldn’t do that in a million years. Mondale couldn’t do that.” Matthews practically said out loud what many Democrats whisper: their current leader simply doesn’t have the juice. Trump, meanwhile? He’s got the “connection to the electricity of what’s going on in the country culturally.”