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Summary

A Fox News host, Jessica Tarlov, highlighted Trump's declining approval ratings, citing a new Quinnipiac poll showing 53% of voters disapprove of his second-term performance.

Trump is "underwater on everything" including economy, federal workforce management, Ukraine-Russia policy, and trade relations with Mexico and Canada.

The polling slide comes amid stock market tumbles, federal worker layoffs, and trade tensions.

Tarlov noted that Republican members of Congress are facing hostile town halls where constituents are challenging them on federal workforce cuts, including at the VA. Some Republicans have dismissed these angry constituents as "paid actors."

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[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's not underwater where it really matters, physically.

[–] EaterOfLentils@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Right? Now do his head.

[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When the UK last had a moron setting everything on fire she was outlasted by a lettuce.

Americans need to up their game.

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 123 points 3 days ago (4 children)

On the one hand, I support a politician who does the right things despite public opinion. Fuck approval ratings. On the other hand, how can a single person be wrong about fucking everything? Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[–] Joncash2@lemmy.ml 43 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I mean depends on how you look at it. In many ways, the world NEEDS to get off it's dollar addiction. Having a hegemonic currency isn't great for humanity as a whole. And Trump is doing the very best I've ever seen at helping the world cure itself of this problem. Not great for USA, but an important step for how geopolitics will work moving forward. Unless you meant doing everything wrong for Americans, then yes, Trump is awful.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 days ago (6 children)

It’s pretty destabilizing globally too. I don’t see the dollar addiction going anywhere; it’s just changing currencies.

We really don’t need China or Russia (or KSA or EU) calling the shots globally either.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (4 children)

He stopped penny minting. I'm sure he accidentally did one other good thing for the adage to be true

[–] knightly@pawb.social 40 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He destroyed the American Empire too, but that feels like giving Hitler credit for shooting Hitler.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But he did it in the worst possible way, with massive avoidable collateral damage.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

Am I the only one who thinks 53% of people disapproving of his performance is actually a pretty good record for him. This number should be in the 90's.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 104 points 3 days ago (5 children)

'He's underwater on everything' - except the one way that matters the most.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’ll take “Things you can’t say on Reddit” for 200

But seriously, even if he was sleeping with the fish the r’s are still a huge a problem. He’s just the front guy, he’ll be replaced with another clown.

[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Sadly, yes. I mean, Trump knows he's 'close' to his grave and needs to leave some kind of legacy - even if it's the Hitler kind of one - his narcissistic self just wants to enter them history books as one of the big humans instead of 'another rich guy' as a footnote.

Pretty sure either Elon or Vance are already lined up for when the time comes. When Trump leaves the world, and when there's no longer actual rules preventing them from taking over and 'fixing' under martial law what big bad orange wrecked. At least according to them, that is.

No matter how bad what they're doing seems this is just the preparation stage. Things can become so, so much worse, and the more we let them consolidate power the tougher it'll be to fight it later.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Someone should start telling him no one has visited the titanic and he could be the first.

[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Call OceanGate. They can provide the submarine. They have the EXACT experience we need.

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[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

I'm pretty sure his approval rating in Kremlin is soaring.

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He just bought a Tesla, and with any luck that'll drown him like it did Angela Chao, the billionaire magnate whose brother in law is Mitch McConnell.

Angela Chao: Shipping billionaire intoxicated when she drowned in Tesla, police report shows - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68622898

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The American taxpayers just bought a Tesla, you mean. Cheeto will never set foot in that, and he sure as hell didn't pay for it himself.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'll never understand how investigations weren't launched over that shit

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe they’re concerned they’d find out the information she killed herself over.

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[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

His nose is still above water?

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 53 points 3 days ago

People when the world's most illiterate celebrity does all of the dumb, racist shit he says he is going to do:

[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 34 points 3 days ago (2 children)

His next plan will be to start a war

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Or Greenland, or Canada, or Mexico... Truly a winning strategy to threaten everyone all at once. 🙄

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[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Approval ratings only impact elections

[–] EaterOfLentils@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes and no. It's really hard to boast about your "mandate" when a large and still increasing portion of the population publicly hates your guts and thinks you're doing a shit job. It's not enough by itself to meaningfully hurt him, but it does make him look bad and undermine his leadership. It is bad for his image, and image is an important component of power.

It's also bad for his ego and could potentially lead him to behave even more erratically in ways that are ultimately self-destructive. Narcissists famously don't do well in the face of being perceived negatively. The worse his ratings get, the more humiliating it will be for him. It is important to hurt their morale at every opportunity, even if it's not nearly enough to stop them on its own. Demoralized, defensive MAGA will always be a weaker foe than energized, popular MAGA.

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Idk I've always noticed he doesn't give AF about reality. He just lies and if called out he just doubles down on his lies until he breaks the electorate and he gets elected again.

I used the same strategy to hide that I was smoking weed to my parents.

[–] EaterOfLentils@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He's a narcissist. Trust me, he cares. Yes, he will lie. He will lie to the world and to himself. Because he literally CANNOT cope. But that isn't going to serve him. The more he lies to the world, the more deranged he will look, and the more he lies to himself, the more he will crash out mentally and self-destruct.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 61 points 3 days ago (7 children)

What's absolutely crazy is he just signed an EO to get rid of USAGM...

For those who don't know, that's basically the propaganda arm of the US government and has been for a very long time.

This is probably the most surprising thing so far for me, I really thought he'd expand that to do more work domestically to counteract all the bad press and approval loss his actions are resulting in.

Like, I get why Putin doesn't want the rest of the world to like us, but it's just crazy they're getting rid of USAGM instead of just changing the propaganda it spreads.

Actually kind of relieved to see it shut down, this is a weird morning.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Genuinely, though, it is hard to gauge at times which actions are:

  • Genuinely malicious plans to increase his and his cronies' wealth
  • Confused, because Elon or Trump were in a specific mood that particular day
  • Some actor behind the scenes manipulating them by taking advantage of their impulsivity
  • The genuine incompetence of the newly appointed loyalists (or the algorithms/AI they use) within the new deep state
  • Genuinely ideologically motivated stupidity, from Libertarians that drank their own cool-aid within the administration.

It is genuine chaos. But overall, the effects are pretty disastrous, no matter what exactly causes which actions.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

It’s narcissism all the way down. His sole motivation for anything is ego stroking. He lacks self esteem and the ability to value himself. His self worth only exists in validation from others.

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[–] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

Sounds like Elon is eliminating competition to his propaganda machine.

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 3 days ago

"What Fox just reported is illegal."
-- DJT

[–] girlthing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I wonder - what is the actual audience for approval rating polls?

The folks most affected by high prices or mass layoffs are probably struggling too much to have the time or inclination. Around 30% of the country didn't even show up for the election, they probably won't show up for these.

Who does that leave us with? Can we really assume that '47% approval' translates to '47% of all Americans approve'?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It's not actually a two answer only poll, you can view it HERE

In Quinnipiac University's February 19 poll, 45 percent approved, while 49 percent disapproved and 6 percent did not offer an opinion and in Quinnipiac University's January 29 poll, 46 percent approved, while 43 percent disapproved and 11 percent did not offer an opinion.

In today's [March 13th] poll, Republicans (89 - 9 percent) approve of the job Trump is doing, while Democrats (96 - 2 percent) and independents (58 - 36 percent) disapprove.

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Some Republicans have dismissed these angry constituents as "paid actors."

SOROOOOOOOOS!

shakes tiny fist

[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

For a fascist disapproval of a slim majority definitely isn't "underwater" just a "minor inconvenience".

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 27 points 3 days ago

How long before Trump wants her fired?

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (7 children)

declining approval ratings, citing a new Quinnipiac poll showing 53% of voters disapprove of his second-term performance

Another Quinnipiac poll from last month determined 45 percent approved of Trump’s performance and 49 percent disapproved.

So half of the people still approve of what he's doing? How does such a small percentage even justify a news article with such a ridiculous headline? The US are so cooked it's not even funny. Wake me when it's at 90% disapproval.

[–] forrgott@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What stands out to me is that they are making a big deal out if a small change...to a Republican approval rating. This is exactly the type of data they'd be holding up while screaming about how bad Obama is, for instance. Did feel odd using the tactic against their own, let alone god emperor Cheeto.

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 19 points 3 days ago

Well, a month ago a majority still approved... so I guess it's a tiny minuscule progress? One eaten face at a time?

[–] ProIsh@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Jokes on them, he's not doing this for the American people.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

“I already got your votes. Fuck you.”
— Donald

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can we stop bullying transpeole now and admit maybe it actually IS Trump that's the problem?

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Ppl always need someone to blame for complicated problems or to down play true issues. If it's not Trans it'll be lgbtq, black ppl, Muslims, Latinos, Natives, etc.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago

I wonder why he is doing just like he said he would.

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