‘Tide shift?’ Ex-Trump aide flags ‘telling’ data that shows GOP falling out of ‘lockstep’

A former aide to President Donald Trump flagged new data that suggests Republicans are falling out of “lockstep” with his policy priorities.

The ongoing immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has led to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal agent and violent scenes captured on video as government forces clash with protesters and passersby alike, and former White House communications director Mike Dubke told “CNN This Morning” that voters were appalled by the chaos.

“I look at this polling and I look at some of the other polling that has come out recently on other issues, and I think the real telling thing and maybe we’ll get to these numbers is when you break down the polls,” Dubke said.

A new CNN poll found 56 percent of respondents believe Good’s killing was an inappropriate use of force by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, while more than half believe ICE tactics were making cities less safe.

“I’m bringing this up because there’s often a conversation to me that goes, this is bad,” said host Audie Cornish, “and someone goes, but you voted for it, and then everyone’s supposed to be like, well, they voted for it. So do you see a tide shift or do you think this is heat of the moment?”

Dubke said he believes Trump voters are turning against his mass deportation campaign as a result of the ICE raids and ensuing mayhem in cities across the country.

“I look at it through three lenses, where Democrats are, where independents are, and where Republicans are, because I think we’ve seen in other polling Democrats and independents have been moving away from some of the policies of the Trump administration,” Dubke said. “But Republicans have been kind of almost lockstep with the president. Some of the numbers are indicating, especially on the incident in Minnesota and Minneapolis, that some Republicans are having some questions about whether or not this ICE presence and the way that it is being affected in Minnesota is the proper way to go there. So I understand the numbers, looking at the numbers, they’re important. But I think from the perspective of the administration, you also have to break that down and look to see where their supporters are.”