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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Larry Sabato, founder and director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, explains that US President Donald Trump will be focused on maintaining his MAGA base ahead of his State of the Union address, stressing that Trump "has lost a great deal" of popularity since the inauguration and "on the 10 top issues he is now underwater in every single one except border security".

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