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Trump 2.0 Begins with Approval Ratings that Rank Below Every Other President Dating Back to 1953 [1]
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Date: 2025-01-30
While it may seem like it's been two years, it has actually been less than two weeks since Donald Trump was inaugurated to resume his occupation of the White House. In that short period of time he has already surpassed his prior term with multiple acts that would qualify for either impeachment or the invocation of the Constitution's 25th Amendment to remove him from office due to mental unfitness.
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Among Trump's growing list of impeachable offenses are his illegal firing of 17 inspectors general, his freezing of federal assistance and grant programs (that he has already been forced to rescind), his inhumane mass deportation plans, his vengeful revocation of security for former government officials who he regards as political foes, his inflationary tariffs that will mostly harm working class Americans, and his certifiably insane threats to invade and/or annex U.S. allies such as Panama and Greenland. No wonder he's trying to transform his White House Press Room into a pure propaganda mill.
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In addition to the deplorable endeavors noted above, Trump is also trying to staff his administration with the most unqualified and anti-American roster of Cabinet officers ever thrust upon the nation. Notorious cranks like Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, etc., top his list of candidates to lead the country into an Era of Idiocracy.
So no one should be surprised that during what is usually dubbed the "honeymoon" phase of a new administration, Trump is suffering unprecedented unpopularity. According to Gallup "Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again."
"At 47%, President Donald Trump's initial job approval rating for his second term is similar to the inaugural 45% reading during his first term, again placing him below all other elected presidents dating back to 1953. Trump remains the only elected president with sub-50% initial approval ratings, and his latest disapproval rating (48%) is three percentage points higher than in 2017, marking a new high for inaugural ratings."
x Trump has entered office with a historically low approval, once again pic.twitter.com/FxhhZNZFvF — Polling USA (@USA_Polling) January 30, 2025
Contrary to Trump's incessant babbling about allegedly having received a mandate from the American people, he is floundering with double-digit deficits to Presidents Biden, Obama, and Carter. He's even below Nixon. The only president with a lower rating than Trump in his second term, is Trump from his first term.
Perhaps even more troubling to this malignant narcissist's massive yet fragile ego, are the dismal television ratings for his inaugural address, where he was also crushed by his nemesis, Joe Biden...
SEE ALSO: Trump Gets Hit Where it Hurts: TV Ratings for His Inauguration Fall 27% Below Joe Biden’s
It's also interesting to note that as Trump languishes at the bottom of the approval pile, the news network that he has said is "close to death," MSNBC, and its star anchor Rachel Maddow, who he claimed "will be off the air very soon" due to her "horrible ratings," are both enjoying a significant post election revival. The Wrap reports that "MSNBC saw a 61% ratings boost after Donald Trump’s inauguration."
MORE HERE: Snowflake Trump Lies About Rachel Maddow’s Ratings and Predicts the ‘DEATH’ of MSNBC and CNN
These are unarguably difficult times as America struggles to cope with the monstrous mistake that it made due to the gullible (and misogynist and racist) disciples of the Cult of Trump, and the failure of the media to accurately expose the risks that he posed to democracy.
However, what remains true is that Trump's abhorrent presence is still lacking in majority support and, hopefully, clear-eyed. patriotic citizens will be more committed to resisting it in the days (and weeks and months) ahead. There is still a chance that he could be removed by impeachment if Democrats regain the House and the Senate in 2026. So keep hope alive!
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