Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images Independents who went for President Trump at the ballot box in 2024 are deserting him at record levels as Republicans brace for a wipeout in midterm elections. Trump’s net approval rating going into the State of the Union on Tuesday sits at a staggering minus 27, compared to -10 in 2020 and -15 at this point in both 2019 and 2018. “The bottom line is this: Donald Trump has never been weaker going into a State of the Union address,” CNN data guru Harry Enten declared on News Central on Monday morning. Read more at The Daily Beast.