Bob Cusack says Trump is ‘fighting with everybody’ and reacts to communism TV ad

Published September 25, 2026 1:17pm ET | Updated September 25, 2026 1:17pm ET



Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack reacted to a new anti-communist ad featuring President Donald Trump, arguing that Trump is not popular enough to run an ad like that.

“If you had shown me that ad a year ago, I would have said, ‘OK, well, Trump’s numbers probably have to be around 50%,’ they’re nowhere near 50%,” Cusack said on CNN’s CNN This Morning on Friday.

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