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.
Now watch as the American people complain about it online rather than take action for themselves. No, they have to wait for somebody else to come save them.
The revolt will eventually happen, but its nearly impossible to predict the tipping point. When the Berlin Fall came down, it was so spontaneous that not a single intelligence agency in the world saw it coming. One day, an East German guard just decided that he wouldn’t shoot or detain someone trying to escape, and within hours, people from both sides were crawling all over it, smashing it with sledgehammers.
All we can do is get prepared, and stay alert. One day, it will happen, and we’ll be extremely lucky if it happens as non-violently as the fall of the Berlin Wall.
I know it’s not being covered by the media but there’s frequent protests in state capitals, Republicans have stopped having town halls because of the hostility, every Congressperson’s phone line says “this mailbox is full” because so many people are calling, and several Tesla showrooms have been vandalized.
There’s not an organized “March on Washington” type thing because the country spans a continent. It’s an expensive 5 hour flight from Los Angeles to DC and that’s if you fly direct. By contrast, it’s a 3 or 4 hour train ride from Marseille to Paris and it costs like 1/5 the price of an LAX to DCA direct flight.
We all wish Chuck Schumer wasn’t a pathetic bozo but the American people are doing what we can with the tools we have.
And feel like flying and risking becoming a headline because the FAA is falling apart.
Bernie is right though, yet again. Change isn’t gonna happen in Washington. People need to protest where they are and get involved locally. Notice how the torching of Tesla cars is the only thing that grabs headlines? That’s telling you something. If we want coverage this time with the corporate media in on the job, standing around in hats holding signs in free speech zones ain’t likely to cut it.
You know those protests in Greece over the railway accident? Those aren’t happening only in Athens. They’re happening all over the country, hundreds of thousands of people are out protesting all over.