Trump collapses in the first 100 days
The lowest popularity noted president of the USAFrom the time of Franklin Roosevelt in the first 100 days of his term, President Donald Trump « enjoys », according to a Washington Post and ABC News-Sipsos poll.
Trump’s overall acceptance rating is lower than it was just two months ago, with the poll showing that 39% of adult Americans approves how Trump rules, compared to the 55% that condemns him. In February, these numbers were 45% and 53% respectively.
Bad news for Trump
The poll was conducted online from April 18 to April 22 in a sample of 2,464 adults in the US.
According to the US newspaper, most presidents enjoy a month of honeymoon during the first months of their term, just to see their popularity decrease later in the first year.
However, it seems that Trump is excluded from this rule, as he sees a fall of 10 points among whites without a university degree, an important tank of his voters.
It also has a fall of 13 points among adults under 30 and 11 points between those who say they did not vote in November.
The Washington Post emphasizes that Trump is facing an increasing contrast to his ambitious and controversial agenda, with his acceptance rate decreasing, the majority opposition to important initiatives and the notion that his government seeks to avoid compliance with federal judgments.
No president in the modern era has moved faster than Trump to remodel so many parts of the government, as well as some external institutions, is noted in the report, stressing that his policies range from the shrinking of executive to the overthrow of the world.
Among the registered voters, the deterioration was even greater. While in February it gave Trump a positive rating 48% of his registered voters, today he fell to 42%. In almost all areas, Donald Trump’s policies find the majority of Americans.
In general, the presidency’s crisis so far is that the majority believes that Trump has overcome his power, responding that the economy is worse and about half say that the US leadership in the world has become weaker. The economy, once a clear feature of Trump, has become another source of public disapproval for its presidency.
Democrats should not rejoice
However, for the Washington Post, despite the above negative findings, the poll offers little solace to the Democrats.
The Americans trust Trump over Congress Democrats with 37% against 30% in dealing with the country’s major problems – another 30% do not trust « either of the two » – and consider the Democratic Party a little more cut off « more than most people’s concerns ».
For the most part, Trump maintains the support from his Republican base, including many who say that federal judges are trying to intervene in his legal power. Most Americans say they believe that Trump’s duties will create more jobs in the US industry, even if they see duties as a price increase.
More than 9 out of 10 democrats condemn the way Trump does his job, while more than 8 out of 10 Republicans approve him. But 15% of Republicans give him a negative score, marginally more than eight years ago, when 10% of Republicans said they disapproved of their work at 100 days.
Finally, half Americans are positive in missing irregular immigrants who are suspected of being a criminal group in a prison in El Salvador without a lawsuit.
