Trump's Very Bad Polls Tell The Truth

Donald Trump has a -15 approval number and 50% say he's made the economy worse. Meanwhile, the media portrays Trump as all powerful.

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America hates Donald Trump. This is fitting for a man who hates America, after all, you get what you put out eventually. Fifty percent of Americans feel Trump has made the economy worse and his overall approval number is -15, at 41% approval just 7 months into his second term.

“On the economy, vibes are bleak. 22% of adults say their own finances are better than a year ago, & 50% say Trump’s policies have made them worse off. Tariffs are unpopular (36 / 56) & 54% say it's not worth it to raise prices even if manufacturing jobs come back (they aren't),” G. Elliot Morris shared on social media.

“Note the drop and persistent unpopularity on inflation, immigration, and trade. And you can see that first point for crime in August. After a positive trend from May to August on the economy, Trump fell back to -13 this month,” he added about the August Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.

He capped his tweets off with this quote tweet, pointing out the great disparity between how Trump is portrayed in news coverage and the reality of how Americans feel about him, and how weakened he is by that reality:

If Americans are already this unhappy with Trump, imagine how they’ll feel if U of M Economy Professor Justin Wolfers’ take on the implication of his unprecedented firing of Lisa Cook (based on what look to be trumped up accusations and note that she is the first Black woman to serve on the Fed’s Board of Governors) proves to be accurate.

“If Trump were operating in the best interests of America's businesses, his move to fire Lisa Cook would cause stocks to shrug, or maybe rise. But they're saying: This is dangerous. This move serves Trump, but not America. Our economy is at risk when the President undermines the Fed,” Wolfers offered on X.

“Trump fires Lisa Cook in an unprecedented move, and immediately the US dollar sinks against the Yen (in red), the Euro (teal), and the British Pound (purple). Stocks are also sorting it out, but down around a quarter point. Point is: Markets don't think this is move helps,” he added.

And then the kill shot for “what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic preference for low interest rates undermines the central bank and appoints loyalists?”

TACO Doctrine economics is no good. People do not like them because they do not like rising household costs, paying for Trump’s tariffs and being priced out of the housing market.

Trump’s obsession with lower interest rates is directly related to his penchant for lining his own pockets at the expense of the American people. Yes, his people find ways to sell his faux gold lies to the faithful like any carnival barker can, but they cannot overcome the price of groceries and soon, the impact of Trump’s “big beautiful” bill on people’s access to healthcare.

Trump can rig elections until the cows come home; but even if he is successful, it won’t change the fact that he does not have the consent of the American people for his policies. He can childishly militarize the cities that he hates because they knew better than to support him, but he cannot make Americans love him.

America hates Trump. The media loves Trump.

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