Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington appeared Saturday on MS NOW’s The Assignment. She said the president is reacting to poor survey results after the public rejected his prior image and called him an ineffective dishonest leader of a devoted following.

She identified major rifts among his supporters that Republican candidates must confront, putting his national support at 30 percent. Disagreements inside the party include opposition to war, frustration over still-unreleased records, and a drop in immigration approval from the start of his term. The next Republican nominee, she added, must decide whether to remain aligned with him or represent party members seeking a different approach.