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Summary

Trump's approval rating dropped to 43%, the lowest since his January return to office, amid backlash over new tariffs and a mishandled military strike disclosure.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 37% approve of his economic leadership, and 34% support his foreign policy.

A majority view his tariff hikes as harmful, while 74% criticized the use of Signal to discuss a Yemen operation.

The poll, conducted online with 1,486 adults, showed bipartisan concern and a 2-point decline since March, reflecting rising unease over Trump's policies.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So many unreachable people in this country. 43%? How the fuck could it be above 10% is the mystery.

And 37% still approve of his "economic leadership"? WTAF?

[–] PurpleSkull@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

And 37% still approve of his “economic leadership”?

"You know, I saw MadMax back in the day and it seemed like the lads were having a lot of fun."

Edit: Since this is not a meme sub: You know as well as I do that this many people genuinely believe Trump when he says this is somehow good for the US. The quote I've commonly read in connection with this is "finally the other countries will be paying their fair share!".

[–] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago

They do not understand and the understanding they have has been formed with propaganda for decades.

American politics has been so far from it's idealistic roots in democracy and supplanted by the wealthy for decades if not a century or longer. Allowing businesses to fund campaigns openly in the 70s has to have been a big tipping point and why we have allowed it is bizarre to me. We have basically no media today that isn't highly politicized one way or another. Bezos has altered his media to fit whatever party furthers it's business goals... like most oligarch owned businesses following suit whether or not they are media.

I don't think things can be changed anymore though. I think pandora's box opened at some point and it can't be shut again without tearing civilization down.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 42 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Anyone else concerned that a felon rapist who is crashing our economy still has a 43% approval rating?

[–] Casteyes@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

That 43% is wannabe felon rapists who wish they could crash the economy.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

… I can’t believe 43% support shithead.

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

i cant believe the other 57% are so useless. screw them. cant even get a majority or dont even vote. americans are pathetic. democratic party is a joke. i can easily believe 43% are with shithead. where should they have learned any better? may nancy pelosi keep inside trading, chuck schumer lie about gaza.... just shit people everywhere.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

How in the name of all that is holy can Krasnov have as high as 43% approval?

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Don't about things you can't change. Like who is the president. You don't actually vote for a president, the electoral college electors do. You literally vote to suggests to these random fellers who to vote for. Then, they vote for whoever the fuck gave them the new shiny car.

[–] person420@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Our election process sucks, but it's not because of faithless electors. The vast majority of times it was because the candidate died before the election.

Since 1900, there have been only 16 faithless electors who defected for individual reasons

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How about your vote is worth 1/56th or something like that in comparison to my vote just because you live in the wrong state. Or how about you are the one gay guy in a straight community so your vote on any gay related agenda means nothing. How about that?

[–] person420@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 6 days ago

...yea that sucks. Like I said, our election system sucks. All I pointed out is your assertion that electors are getting new cars in order to vote against the wishes of their state isn't really a thing.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Too damn high.

[–] drascus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

I'm pretty sure the lowest it could go is around 35% that's when you get to the lizard alien people who think they are sending kids to mars to harvest adrenochrome out of them.

[–] dota__2@lemmy.world 150 points 1 week ago (5 children)

40% of people are in a cult, got it.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I think the male members of them would seriously cut their nuts off, get some black sneakers and chug some poison if donvict told them they need to catch a ride on the Hale-Bopp comet.

[–] dota__2@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

most of them would say he was joking. because they're a professionally fuckface whisperer.

the ones that did as asked would get vaguely appreciation of their loyalty from trump himself.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 62 points 1 week ago

That is disturbingly high.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

43% of responders are idiots

[–] frezik@midwest.social 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Bush II had an approval rating around 25-30% at the end of his time in office. Consider that the bottom for how many people will still support a complete and obvious failure.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

IIRC, that was about the same numbers as when Nixon got on the helicopter to fly away after resigning in disgrace. There are qons that treat their party the same way they treat their favorite sportsball team.

It doesn't matter what "their guy" does, they are with them. Seriously, donvict could be caught throwing lit puppies into traffic and he'd probably still have 25-30% with him. That's probably about the only truth donvict ever said when he talked about shooting someone on Fifth Avenue.

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I don't think we can trust the polls since there's no free press in USA anymore so as far as I'm concerned it's US government regime propaganda.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The free press is alive and well, for now at least. Don't be hyperbolic.

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[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

About 44% too high.

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