Monday, April 28, 2025

Worst rating in over 70 years: Trump continues to plummet in new US poll

Frankfurter Rundschau Worst rating in over 70 years: Trump continues to plummet in new US poll Patrick Mayer • 6 hours • 2 minutes read Donald Trump is pursuing a tough political style in the US. And apparently, the president's style isn't going down well with many in the United States. Washington, D.C. - Even leading politicians from other countries make no secret of it. Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, is internationally controversial. Rigid tariff policies, aggressive rhetoric, tough tactics against supposed allies – the political style of the 78-year-old Republican Party member is polarizing. New poll from the US: Americans increasingly dissatisfied with Donald Trump And apparently not only internationally, but also in the United States itself. This is the conclusion of a new survey on citizens' satisfaction with the work of their head of state. A poll commissioned by CNN revealed the worst approval ratings for a US president in decades. Specifically, according to this poll, only 41 percent of respondents are satisfied with Trump's performance in his first 100 days in office. 45 percent, in contrast, are dissatisfied. As CNN reports, this is the worst result since the term of former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Donald Trump's Politics: New Poll Shows Lowest Approval Since Eisenhower The 34th President of the United States and former Army General once ruled between 1953 and 1961. According to the US broadcaster, the approval ratings of the head of government and commander-in-chief, who has far-reaching powers under the constitution in the federal, presidential, and constitutional republic, have been declining for weeks. According to the poll, 48 percent of respondents were satisfied with Trump's performance in February and 45 percent in March. Trump took office for the second time following a decisive election victory against Joe Biden (Democratic Party) and his first term from 2017 to 2021. In foreign policy, the businessman has been downright aggressive. He has brought a possible annexation of Canada into the political debate, and Trump is waging a trade war with China and making military threats. Donald Trump as US President: Tough Foreign Policy Against China and Ukraine And in his Ukraine policy, Trump intends to make far-reaching concessions to Vladimir Putin's Russian regime, a move that is being viewed with concern not only in Kyiv but also in many European countries. His unbridled tariff policy is also affecting the German automotive industry, for example, and is triggering countermeasures from other countries. In the US, for example, his almost merciless actions against civil servants and authorities caused quite a stir. Furthermore, concerns are growing in the country that his punitive tariffs could also harm the American economy in the long term. CNN reportedly surveyed 1,678 people for its poll on Trump's policies. (pm)