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dennisgorelikhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/are-republican-congress-repres-bvIMRIr2TKSFeIIBa6bgDw#0
Are Republican Congress representatives losing or gaining popularity via Jonathon Ross case?
Republican members of Congress are facing a net loss of popularity in national public opinion around the Jonathan Ross ICE shooting, but effects are uneven by faction and district. Among core Republican voters who prioritize hard-line immigration enforcement, there is less erosion and in some cases short-term rallying, but swing‑district and suburban opinion is clearly negative.
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ICE officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, triggering mass protests, local anger over federal control of the investigation, and heavy media focus on use of force and accountability.
The Trump administration, DHS leadership, and key House Republicans have largely defended ICE’s actions and kept the investigation under tight federal control, which is central to how this is being politically framed.
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Hard-line immigration and “law-and-order” Republicans are doubling down on support for ICE, framing Ross as acting in self-defense and the controversy as a media or left-wing overreaction.
More institutionally minded or swing-district Republicans are quieter or emphasizing support for investigations without openly breaking with the administration, reflecting awareness that the broader electorate in their areas is not on board with the harshest rhetoric.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-trump-losing-or-gaining-pop-99nNnNLJQGGybLMYTgKArg#0
Trump’s overall popularity appears to be slipping at the margins, and the Ross incident is adding to that drag rather than helping him with the broader public, while modestly reinforcing loyalty among hard-line law-and-order supporters. Polling from late 2025 already showed erosion in his base and a sub-40s national approval rating, especially tied to immigration and enforcement policies, and the aggressive defense of Jonathan Ross is feeding a wave of criticism, protests, and defections from some prior Trump voters who view the shooting as unjustified.
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Net effect: losing more than gaining
Gains are narrow and redundant: The Ross defense likely deepens enthusiasm among voters who were already strongly pro‑Trump and pro‑ICE, but those voters were already extremely unlikely to defect.
Losses extend beyond the left: The combination of disturbing footage, federal control over the investigation, and inflammatory rhetoric is alienating moderates and some soft Republicans, in a context where Trump’s pre-existing approval was already under 40 percent, so any further slippage is politically costly.
