{"id":16831,"date":"2025-07-17T16:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T16:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/16831\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T16:54:06","slug":"shocking-poll-shows-trump-has-americans-worried-hes-turned-us-into-a-toilet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/16831\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking poll shows Trump has Americans worried: \u2018He\u2019s turned us into a toilet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks for him on key issues, including the economy, immigration, government spending and health care.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Republican president fails to earn majority approval on any of the issues included in the poll from\u00a0The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research<\/a>. He\u2019s even slipped slightly since earlier this year on immigration, which has consistently been\u00a0a strength for him<\/a>\u00a0in his second term.<\/p>\n

And while a majority of Americans do see Trump as at least \u201csomewhat\u201d capable of getting things done following the passage of\u00a0his sprawling budget bill<\/a>, fewer believe he understands the problems facing people like them.<\/p>\n

Most don\u2019t see positive impact<\/p>\n

Roughly half of U.S. adults report that Trump\u2019s policies have \u201cdone more to hurt\u201d them since\u00a0his second term<\/a>\u00a0began six months ago, the survey found. About 2 in 10 say his policies have \u201cnot made a difference\u201d in their lives, with about one-quarter saying his policies have \u201cdone more to help\u201d them.<\/p>\n

The vast majority of Democrats and about half of independents say Trump\u2019s policies have had a negative impact, while even many Republicans say they haven\u2019t seen positive effects.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs it sits today, I don\u2019t know his policies have made much of a difference in my day-to-day life,\u201d said Landon Lindemer, a 29-year-old logistics manager from suburban Atlanta who voted for Trump three times.<\/p>\n

Lindemer said he generally approves of Trump\u2019s job performance, even if he has concerns about the massive spending in the big bill the president\u00a0signed into law on July 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sold it\u2019s really going to help,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Low but steady approval ratings<\/p>\n

The mixed reviews on Trump\u2019s policies come as he struggles to follow through on key campaign promises, including lowering costs for working-class Americans, preserving popular social welfare programs like Medicaid, ending foreign wars and lowering government spending.<\/p>\n

Inflation rose<\/a>\u00a0last month to its highest level since February as Trump\u2019s\u00a0sweeping tariffs<\/a>\u00a0push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and appliances. Separately, Trump\u2019s budget bill included Medicaid cuts that will lead to\u00a011.8 million more Americans becoming uninsured<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0add $3.3 trillion to the national debt<\/a>, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.<\/p>\n

At the same time, violent conflicts still rage in Israel and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Overall, the new poll finds that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump\u2019s job performance, a figure that\u2019s in line with his June approval but historically weak compared with recent presidents. Closer to half of U.S. adults approved of President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama at roughly the same point in their Democratic presidencies, according to polls from AP-NORC and\u00a0Gallup<\/a>, although Biden\u2019s approval rating declined in the second half of his first year and\u00a0remained low<\/a>\u00a0for the rest of his time in office.<\/p>\n

Poll respondent Bailey Neill, a 42-year-old attorney from San Antonio, said he was \u201cterrified\u201d of Trump.<\/p>\n

Neill, a Democrat who describes himself as a \u201cstudent of history,\u201d cast Trump as an authoritarian who has followed the controversial playbook outlined in\u00a0Project 2025<\/a>,\u00a0a conservative blueprint<\/a>\u00a0for transformative changes across the federal government that Trump tried to distance himself from before the November election.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of my day-to-day life, I really haven\u2019t seen a change, except for the general fear and anxiety I feel at a core level,\u201d Neill said.<\/p>\n

Immigration, economy and more<\/p>\n

Trump earned less than 50% approval on every issue included in the new AP-NORC poll, including the economy, government spending, trade, taxes, immigration, health care and his handling of the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Only 43% of U.S. adults said they approved of his handling of immigration, down slightly from the 49% who\u00a0supported his work on the issue<\/a>\u00a0back in March.<\/p>\n

Trump also appears to have lost some support for his spending decisions. About 4 in 10 Americans approve of Trump\u2019s handling of government spending, down from 46% in March.<\/p>\n

On the economy overall, roughly 4 in 10 adults approve of Trump\u2019s performance, which hasn\u2019t changed measurably in the last few months.<\/p>\n

Timothy Dwyer, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, a 26-year-old self-described independent who works in retail sales and leans Republican, said Trump\u2019s work on the economy, especially\u00a0his tariffs<\/a>, has \u201creally sucked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s turned us into a toilet and has absolutely made us the laughing stock of the world,\u201d Dwyer said of Trump\u2019s trade policies, while also lamenting the president\u2019s work on reducing grocery prices and health care.<\/p>\n

Few think he understands their needs<\/p>\n

Despite such criticism, most U.S. adults think Trump is at least somewhat effective.<\/p>\n

About 6 in 10 say \u201ccapable of getting things done\u201d describes Trump at least \u201csomewhat\u201d well. And about half of U.S. adults say the same about the phrases \u201cgood negotiator\u201d or \u201ccapable of handling a crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean they believe Trump can see things from their perspective.<\/p>\n

Most Americans, 56%, say \u201cunderstands the problems facing people like you\u201d is a phrase that describes Trump \u201cnot very well\u201d or \u201cnot well at all.\u201d His numbers on the question are relatively weak even among those in his party: Just about half of Republicans say he understands the problems facing people like them \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s doing quite well. He could be doing a hell of a lot worse,\u201d said poll respondent Levi Fischer, of Marshalltown, Iowa, who voted for Trump three times.<\/p>\n

Still, Fischer acknowledged that he hasn\u2019t seen the economy improve as quickly as he hoped. Trump\u2019s policies, he said, \u201cdon\u2019t make much difference in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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