Summary
Donald Trump’s approval rating has slipped into negative territory for the first time in his second term, with 47% approval and 49% disapproval according to Newsweek’s polling average.
Economic concerns appear to be driving the decline, with 57% of Americans viewing his economic moves as “too erratic” and 61% disapproving of his tariff policies.
Trump’s current approval rating is lower than both Joe Biden’s at the same point in his presidency (53%) and Trump’s own numbers from his first term (50%).
Polling shows particular dissatisfaction with his handling of inflation and government spending.
The last time we Americans did anything more than whine about our government, and actually did something about it - I’m talking about the Revolutionary War - it took years of things getting worse (with the help of groups like the Sons of Liberty) before the population was ready to act, and even then there were huge portions of the continent, like New York, where everybody loved the British.
Until the die-hard MAGA people start doubting their savior, don’t expect anything to get better. In the meantime, start thinking about what we can change in our system, when the day comes, to prevent turds like this from floating to the top in the future.