President Donald Trump is celebrating his second administration’s 100 days in office in New York. During this time, he has been swift in implementing his agenda. However, recent polls suggest that there might be resistance to his presidency.
Despite addressing critical matters like immigration and imposing tariffs on other nations, Trump has faced criticism from some Americans due to certain decisions he has made.
According to a recent survey conducted by ABC News, the Washington Post, and Ipsos, Trump currently holds the record for the lowest job approval rating after 100 days in office compared to the last 80 years. This demonstrates a keen interest from the president in monitoring public opinion through polls.
Just 39% of those polled say they approved of the job the president is doing. His number is down 6% since February.
The president has been in this territory before. In fact, the previous low at this point was also held by Trump when his approvals plummeted to 42% in 2017.
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Driving the reaction is the status of the economy — which was a driving point of his campaign last year.
Of those polled, 53% say the economy has gotten worse since Trump took office. A whopping 72% said it is either very or somewhat likely his policies will cause a recession.
Many Americans are accusing the president of gambling with the future of the nation with his back-and-forth handling of tariffs.
When asked about the hot topics and other key issues – Trump got the highest marks for his work on immigration.
Numbers aside, the president still has the support of his constituents. Among people who voted for him in November, just 6% said they now regret it, while 94% said it was the right thing to do.
But only time will tell if that will continue if the economy doesn’t rebound and hits a recession.
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