🌱 What does Trump’s Mount Pocono visit reveal about his slipping support?
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In today's newsletter:
- What does Trump’s Mount Pocono visit reveal about his slipping support?
- Why Trump told Mount Pocono parents kids need fewer gifts
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 39 and low of 21 degrees.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 39, low: 34.
- Friday: Becoming very windy; rain, with a high of 48 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• NBC data expert Steve Kornacki reveals how Trump's iron grip on MAGA base is softening (meaww.com) — Mount Pocono gets a national spotlight as Trump’s December 9 event at Mount Airy Casino Resort is featured in coverage of new polling that shows his support among core MAGA Republicans softening. NBC and CNN data analysts explain how GOP voters’ enthusiasm is dipping and what that could mean heading into the 2026 elections. 
• After Trump Tells Americans, 'You Don't Need 37 Dolls' At Christmas, Democrats All Him Out Of Touch (upolitics.com) — President Trump’s recent visit to Mount Pocono, where he spoke at Mount Airy Casino Resort about tariffs and rising costs, is drawing attention for his suggestion that kids simply need fewer toys and school supplies. Critics say his comments downplay real affordability struggles, especially as many local families juggle holiday expenses and higher prices tied to tariffs on imported goods.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FREE Cornhole at Pocono Play
Pocono Play , 2657 PA-940 , Pocono Summit
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Commissioner Meeting
Wayne County, PA Calendar
10:30 am -
Top of the Mountain Democratic Club Meeting
Clymer Library , 115 Firehouse Rd , Pocono Pines
10:00 am -
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
91 Mill Creek Rd , East Stroudsburg
2:00 pm -
Little Mania Wrestling: Mini Champions, Massive Thrills! Brodheadsville, PA
Signature Saloon & Event Center , 133 Erin Ln , Brodheadsville
6:00 pm -
Commissioner Work Session
Wayne County, PA Calendar
10:30 am -
Christmas Buffet
Kalahari Waterpark Resort Convention Center , 250 Kalahari Blvd , Pocono Manor
3:00 pm -
Regina Sayles: Boulder View Tavern
Boulder View Tavern , 123 Lake Harmony Rd , Lake Harmony
12:30 pm -
New Year's Eve Celebration
Kalahari Convention Center
5:00 pm -
DAN KROCHMAL: Mount Airy Resort - NYE Celebration
Mount Airy Casino Resort , 312 Woodland Rd , Mt Pocono
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
Thursday December 25
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Wednesday December 31
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
East Stroudsburg
- The 2026 Best Maternity Care Hospitals in Pennsylvania (metrokids.com)
- New traffic pattern to start in East Stroudsburg for I-80 expansion project (wnep.com)
- CVC girls soccer celebrates season at end-of-year-banquet (trentonian.com)
Stroudsburg
- WATCH: Police seek public's help after decorative snowmen vandalized in Stroudsburg (fox56.com)
- Vote for the Pocono Record Athletes of the Week for 12/8-12/13 (poconorecord.com)
- The Most Shocking Black Celeb Deaths of 2025 (theroot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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