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marmar

(78,494 posts)
Sat Apr 26, 2025, 11:47 AM Apr 26

Trump's agenda is unravelling - and Americans are taking note


Trump's agenda is unravelling - and Americans are taking note
Polls suggest that voters are increasingly losing confidence in Trump’s policies

Radina Gigova
April 26, 2025 6:00 am (Updated 8:38 am)


Confidence in President Donald Trump’s agenda is steadily eroding, according to multiple polls that show his approval rating hitting new lows as scandals, feuds and policy U-turns become an increasingly prominent part of his presidency.

As the 100th day of Trump’s second term draws near, the repercussions and reality of his swift and sweeping policies are becoming ever clearer to the American public.

Several polls this week showed his approval rating sinking to -19, according to the Pew Research Centre, -13, according to the Economist and YouGov, and -11, according to Reuters-Ipsos.

The US President has often called unflattering reports and comments “fake news”, but the latest polling includes even administration-friendly outlet Fox News, which gave him a -11 approval rating.

“What you’re seeing with the disapproval of President Trump is not surprising,” said Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow at the Washington-based think-tank the Centre for American Progress. ...............(more)

https://inews.co.uk/news/trumps-agenda-is-unravelling-and-americans-are-taking-note-3661211




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Trump's agenda is unravelling - and Americans are taking note (Original Post) marmar Apr 26 OP
Was it ever truly ravelled? C_U_L8R Apr 26 #1
The 40+% who approve will NEVER allow normalcy to return if they can help it. NoMoreRepugs Apr 26 #2
True johnnyfins Apr 26 #4
Trump is an embarrassment to America. He represents our lowest values. walkingman Apr 26 #3
but it's all part of the plan bucolic_frolic Apr 26 #5
The big reason? We've given students a mortgage without the house. It stiffles the economy ... marble falls Apr 26 #6

johnnyfins

(2,116 posts)
4. True
Sat Apr 26, 2025, 12:08 PM
Apr 26

I saw some dickhead today with a TSF tshirt on. It was for an imaginary business: "Trump Snowflake Removal". That moron is unreachable.

bucolic_frolic

(50,556 posts)
5. but it's all part of the plan
Sat Apr 26, 2025, 12:15 PM
Apr 26

abscond with public assets, create a depression, raise public capital from taxes and investment, then steal all that too. And time it around election cycles. So far, so good.

marble falls

(65,646 posts)
6. The big reason? We've given students a mortgage without the house. It stiffles the economy ...
Sat Apr 26, 2025, 12:32 PM
Apr 26

... by giving them NO buying power and ruining their credit before they even get a chance to buy a house or a car.

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