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Trump’s Incompetence Erodes Support as Risky Policies Backfire

His plan to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska has compounded doubts about his foreign policy judgment

Overview

  • Gallup approval ratings have tumbled to 37 percent overall and 29 percent among independents, recording the lowest mark of his second term.
  • Only one-quarter of U.S. adults say his policies have helped them while roughly half say his agenda has hurt their lives, according to an AP/NORC poll.
  • His tariff measures have cost the manufacturing sector about 14,000 jobs in May and June, prompting warnings of economic harm.
  • Fifty-five percent of Americans now say deportations have gone too far as federal agents conduct expanded neighborhood sweeps.
  • Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s funding cuts for vaccination programs have raised alarms about potential disease outbreaks.