Trump's popularity slips as economic concerns grow
According to an IPSOS poll, the percentage of Americans who viewed Donald Trump positively during his second presidency has declined from 47% to 44%. Despite this, 47% of Americans approve of his immigration policy, although concerns about the state of the economy are growing.
According to a survey commissioned by Reuters, in the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, his approval rating among Americans decreased from 47% to 44%, while the number of people negatively assessing his performance increased – from 41% to 51%.
Although 47% of respondents view Trump's immigration policy positively, his economic actions are causing increasing concern. At the end of January, 43% of those surveyed supported the president's policy in this area, but by mid-February, only 39% did. Only 32% of respondents rated his actions positively regarding inflation, and 41% approved of his trade policy.
"This was the foundation of Trump's political strength"
This decline is accompanied by a feeling that the economy is weakening. Since the end of January, the percentage of people who assessed the situation this way increased from 43% to 53%.
"The foundation of Trump's political strength was the voters' belief that his policies would benefit the economy," notes Reuters. Nevertheless, the assessment of Trump's economic policy is still higher than that of his predecessor, Joe Biden.
Analysts pointed out that Americans' disappointment with the state of the economy was one of the main reasons for the Democrats' defeat in the November elections.
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