Support for Donald Trump crashes during the customs chaos
According to one Fresh measurement from YouGov/The Economist Gives 52 percent of Americans Trump failed, compared with 42 percent that gives him approved.
The margin is thus minus 10 percentage points – almost a diving compared to when he took office in January, when he was at plus four.
The fact that a president’s popularity drops at the beginning of a term of office is normal. But Trump’s case is unusually steep, compared to Joe Bidens reduced support in 2021 and also his own first time in the White House in 2017.
Particularly worrying to the president Perhaps the huge loss among young voters aged 18 to 29 years. In that group, he started his term of office with a 5 percentage point trust plus – today it has been a disrespect at minus 29.
At the same time, the support also drops sharply in all the seven wave championships that decided the election to his advantage.
Trump’s main trump card in the election campaign in 2024 was the economy. He promised to stop inflation « from day one » and that « everything » would be cheaper.
That has not been the case. Instead, the Global Customs War has triggered the president to raise prices, and economists warn of an upcoming recession.
This particular one seems to be The most important reason for the loss in public opinion. Voters’ confidence in Trump’s way of managing the economy has dropped very quickly – from plus 11 percentage points in January to minus 7 today.
As the negative effects of the customs war spread, confidence in the president may sink even more.
As for customs, Trump himself recognized that it may come a painful « transition period » for ordinary Americans. But he claims – as opposed to most experts – that the result in the long term will be a new « golden age », when large amounts of jobs in the manufacturing industry move back to the United States.
The question many people are now as long is how long the president can endure with declining support without changing the course. The new factories and jobs will probably only come only after his departure in 2028, if they come at all.
But just the fact That he cannot be re -elected, even though he sometimes says he can, indicates that he can ignore the measurements. At the same time as his need for constant confirmation speaks to it.
For a number of other Republicans, the bad economy can become a worse problem. In the mid -year elections to Congress in 2026, those who have supported Trump’s trade war will be held accountable by voters.
Most other opinion polls, like the one from Yougov, show that the support for Trump is declining, albeit not with really high numbers.
You can also find light flashes for the president in the measurements. A majority approves his management of immigration, the measures to strengthen the limit on Mexico and also the controversial expulsions of the paperless that have been initiated.
Trump can also rejoice in that democratic politicians at national level also generally have poor opinion figures. For example, Chuck Schumer, the minority leader in the Senate, gets rejected by 56 percent, while only 25 percent give him approved.
The fact that polarization is great among voters in the United States is well documented. Now there are signs that it is increasing further.
In one new measurement from NBC News say 36 percent that they identify themselves as part of Make America Great Againthus Trump’s faithful core voter. This is a sharp increase compared to 2024, when only 27 percent saw themselves as Maga voters.
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