'It really is a turn off': GOP insider says Trump's latest comment is 'testing' his base

 Donald Trump is "testing" and "challenging" his own base of support, a former Republican lawmaker said on Sunday.

Former Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo (FL) appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, and was asked about Trump's more recent actions. Curbelo also recently spoke about taking Trump's comments about a potential third presidential term seriously.

The conversation begins with Trump's "unprecedented" tariffs, and then the host asks Curbelo about how Trump's supporters will interpret an economic slowdown caused by them.

He replied, noting that there are many "new members of the Trump coalition, Hispanic Americans, immigrants who really took a risk with him and decided that they would take a chance and support him this election."

"A lot of those people came to our country because they believe this is a country of abundance. They were told in their countries many times by their leaders that they had to sacrifice in the name of some national policy or some national objective, or maybe due to a conflict with another country, people come to the United States because they want freedom. They want to know that they're in control of their own destiny. And I think when they hear that kind of language from Donald Trump, it really is a turnoff. So Donald Trump has built an impressive coalition of support. I think he is certainly testing it and challenging it with these kinds of statements and policies."