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Summary

Trump's approval rating dropped to 43%, the lowest since his January return to office, amid backlash over new tariffs and a mishandled military strike disclosure.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 37% approve of his economic leadership, and 34% support his foreign policy.

A majority view his tariff hikes as harmful, while 74% criticized the use of Signal to discuss a Yemen operation.

The poll, conducted online with 1,486 adults, showed bipartisan concern and a 2-point decline since March, reflecting rising unease over Trump's policies.

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[–] dota__2@lemmy.world 150 points 1 year ago (4 children)

40% of people are in a cult, got it.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 62 points 1 year ago

That is disturbingly high.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

43% of responders are idiots

[–] frezik@midwest.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bush II had an approval rating around 25-30% at the end of his time in office. Consider that the bottom for how many people will still support a complete and obvious failure.

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[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think we can trust the polls since there's no free press in USA anymore so as far as I'm concerned it's US government regime propaganda.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Especially polls with less than 1,500 people surveyed

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

1500 is enough if the survey is properly randomized. I know that sounds crazy, but it’s true. You only need about 1000. Math is wild.

https://www.cloudresearch.com/resources/guides/statistical-significance/determine-sample-size/

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the randomization is the hard part though.

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

…conducted online.

How many of those people are American? Or people, for that matter?

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone else concerned that a felon rapist who is crashing our economy still has a 43% approval rating?

[–] Casteyes@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That 43% is wannabe felon rapists who wish they could crash the economy.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

About 44% too high.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

USA has a lot more crazy people than I ever suspected.
This lack of realization when faced with reality is way beyond any worst case scenario I ever imagined.
I thought most of the people who voted for him, simply didn't believe the warnings. Turns out they actually support that shit?!?!

[–] fedupwithbureaucracy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can thank the poisons of religion. They care about dying and going off elsewhere than EVERYTHING on Earth.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why I'm not just an atheist but an anti-theist.

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[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

They never face reality, we allowed malignant propoganda to spread and take over a huge chunk of our media presenting a false reality to many who don't have the media (or functional) literacy to understand when they're being manipulated. Half of Americans have a functional literacy below a 6th grade level - they can read the words, but the full nuanced understanding is beyond them.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So many unreachable people in this country. 43%? How the fuck could it be above 10% is the mystery.

And 37% still approve of his "economic leadership"? WTAF?

[–] PurpleSkull@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And 37% still approve of his “economic leadership”?

"You know, I saw MadMax back in the day and it seemed like the lads were having a lot of fun."

Edit: Since this is not a meme sub: You know as well as I do that this many people genuinely believe Trump when he says this is somehow good for the US. The quote I've commonly read in connection with this is "finally the other countries will be paying their fair share!".

[–] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

They do not understand and the understanding they have has been formed with propaganda for decades.

American politics has been so far from it's idealistic roots in democracy and supplanted by the wealthy for decades if not a century or longer. Allowing businesses to fund campaigns openly in the 70s has to have been a big tipping point and why we have allowed it is bizarre to me. We have basically no media today that isn't highly politicized one way or another. Bezos has altered his media to fit whatever party furthers it's business goals... like most oligarch owned businesses following suit whether or not they are media.

I don't think things can be changed anymore though. I think pandora's box opened at some point and it can't be shut again without tearing civilization down.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

… I can’t believe 43% support shithead.

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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Ugh, I just realized this fuck wit will be president of our ruins for the 250th anniversary.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Happy thoughts my dude.

Japan is sending us some new cherry trees for our birthday. (I know its more complicated than that, but take the little moments when they happen)

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (11 children)

So I've still got about even odds of encountering a fucking idiot when I meet someone.

Remind me why I should ever leave the house.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here at Lemmy we'll deliver fucking idiots right to your computer.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Real World: Idiots but I have to put on pants.

Lemmy: Idiots but I don't have to put on pants.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh this is why I like wfh.

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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Higher than biden’s average. Yes, you should be alarmed

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[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still has all the power in the world. What if it dropped to 20%, would that make any difference?

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The republican congress members are still voted in. They can impeach if it gets bad enough

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

And what would be bad enough that they would choose to give up their dictator?

[–] Thrashy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When the base is mad enough to throw them out if they don't. The Florida special elections didn't flip any seats, but they showed a 15-point swing away from the GOP in deep red parts of the state. That's gonna make them sweat. Unless they can sufficiently rig the midterms or sway Trump off his current "crash the economy for lulz" trajectory, it may well be a bloodbath, and that's the sort of math that starts peeling sycophants away from Trump.

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[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

OK ONLY 13% MORE AND SCHUMER CAN ENACT THE MASTER PLAN!!!

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

thats depressingly high.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

After today's market reaction, that's gonna drop even further...

Maybe it will plummet in a free fall nosedive to a staggering 42.5%

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The lowest so far. Wait until the inflation from his new set of international tariffs and resulting retaliatory tariffs kicks in.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

after much bad his approval should sink 5 more points.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Lowest... so far...

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Not to worry, he just taxed all the world's stuff on Americans.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

How in the name of all that is holy can Krasnov have as high as 43% approval?

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