The voters who put President Donald Trump back in the White House last year still largely support him. But they are increasingly disagreeing with the president on issues like the economy and immigration, raising questions about the strength of his coalition heading into a midterm election year.
That's the upshot of a year of focus group conversations diving into different key groups of Trump's 2024 base of support, which were observed by NBC News.
The groups included more than 50 Black, Hispanic and young voters who voted for Trump, as well as Republican voters who decided to back Democrats in this year's New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections.
These were some consistent themes:
→ All about the economy: Some voters expressed disappointment that the president hasn't made tackling inflation a higher priority and wanted to see more tangible progress in his pledge to lower prices.
→ Tariffs divide voters: Some voters were hopeful that a short stretch of instability would pay off. Others were concerned about uncertainty or hurting businesses and consumers.
→ Immigration vs. deportation: Most Trump voters were supportive of his measures to clamp down on illegal border crossings. But they also believed Trump wasn't properly prioritizing the removal of violent criminals over the removal of undocumented immigrants.
Here's what else we learned.
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