Trump’s MAGA Machine Is Struggling to Keep Its Swagger: Author

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images The energy in Washington, D.C. has shifted as the midterms approach, with the swagger Republicans brought to Donald Trump’s White House in 2025 nowhere to be found. On The Daily Beast Podcast, political reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice explained why there is “a growing sense of desperation... coming out of this White House.” That trait is reflected in Trump’s executive order this week changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake…